Like many pet owners, I always want my dog to have the best of the best. Sometimes that means I’m cooking up sweet potatoes, egg and chicken to add to his kibble (I know, I know). But sometimes that just means I want him to have the newest gadgets that hit the market.
And believe me, CES 2026 is the right place for that.
At Petkit’s booth on the CES showfloor, I lingered around devices that, at first glance, looked like very fancy feeders or water fountains. Then I noticed what the machines do with the data they collect, and I started realizing how a water dish might show you things you never knew about your beloved dog or cat.
Petkit, a company known for innovative pet care products, allowed me to preview three new additions to its portfolio ahead of CES 2026, which aim to move connected devices beyond simple automation and toward ongoing health awareness for companion animals.
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Rethinking pet care with an integrated AI ecosystem
Instead of focusing on a single automated function, Petkit says this year’s lineup is designed to form an integrated ecosystem where everyday pet routines help build a comprehensive picture of each animal’s health over time. These new devices all tie into the Petkit app, where information about eating, hydration and litter box activity is collected and displayed on a per-pet basis.
The idea is to make routine behaviors visible and potentially more meaningful, rather than leaving owners to guess what “normal” looks like for their pets.
The Yumshare Daily Feast smart wet cat food feeder can hold 21 days of food.
One of the devices debuting is the Yumshare Daily Feast, an automatic wet cat food feeder that Petkit describes as its first entry into robotic damp feeding. The unit can dispense scheduled meals over several days while monitoring consumption through an integrated camera. NFC tracking and UVC sanitation are designed to help keep servings fresh. An AI-based detection system built into the camera is used to log how much food is eaten and by which animal. This shifts the feeder’s role from a timed dispenser to something that watches and records eating behavior. The Yumshare will be available in spring 2026.
Another product is the Eversweet Ultra water fountain. It utilizes a camera with pet recognition to observe drinking habits from one pet to another and records that information through the app. A larger reservoir and a design that keeps fresh water separate from waste aim to reduce the need for daily refills and cleaning. For owners who want to travel or juggle multiple pets, the data on who drank what and when can provide useful context if their drinking patterns change. Petkit says it’s aiming for an April release for the Eversweet.
Completing the trio of devices is the Purobot Crystal Duo, an open-top automated cat litter box. Like the other devices in the lineup, it incorporates an AI camera to monitor activity and send alerts for events that may signal a health change, such as atypical stool consistency or unusual vocalizing. The system is designed to reduce hands-on litter maintenance for weeks at a time while still providing information about how frequently and in what way a pet is using the box. Petkit plans to launch Purobot in July.
Petkit has spent more than 13 years building AI-integrated and connected pet products like the Purobot Crystal duo self-cleaning litter box.
Looking ahead
Petkit is expected to start rolling out these products in the spring of 2026, with pricing and availability varying by device and region. At CES, the company is emphasizing how these connected tools can help pets and owners by turning daily routines into a continuous health narrative.
Whether this represents a meaningful shift in how we care for companion animals will likely depend on how the devices perform over the long term and whether owners find the health trend features genuinely helpful.
Source: CNET
