The Story
Alex Neskin created Petcube to play with his dog Rocky. Rocky barked and scratched the walls every time when he was left alone and the neighbors were quite annoyed with this noise. After they threatened to call the police Alex had to think up of some way to entertain his puppy from afar.
The first prototype consisted of an Audrino board, two servos, a web-camera and a simple laser pointer. The camera was connected to a web-interface that let Alex and his friends play with Rocky.
Mobile App
Petcube app lets you play with your pet using a laser pointer, share fun pics and videous with your friends and communicate with other pet owners. You can also browse public petcubes to play with various pets from anywhere and share access to your device with friends or the whole Petcube network. If you don't have a pet or Petcube yet, you can easily play with the public ones.
The browsing screen of the app allows people to find a dog or cat they’d like to play with. The timeline portion of the app combines information about the app users, their pet, and their device. Users can browse recent photos and activity of device owners, leave messages, and follow users to see future updates in the newsfeed.
In the press
- Petcube Opens Kickstarter Campaign To Let People Play With Their Pets Remotely by Techcrunch on 2013-09-24
- Play laser games with your cat from afar with Petcube by Wired on 2013-05-16
- Petcube Entertains You and Your Pet While You Are Away by ABC News on 2013-10-03
- Away from home? Petcube lets you watch and play with your pets online by NBC on 2013-05-21
- Techno-pup: Watching your cats and dogs by remote control by BBC on 2013-07-04
- Zap your pet's blues away with Petcube laser pointer by CNET on 2013-05-20
- Petcube Will Let You Play With Shelter Pets Before Adopting Them by FastCompany on 2014-01-17
- Pet-Friendly Tech Startup Explodes On Kickstarter by Forbes on 2013-11-11
Careers
If you feel like you could be a valid asset to our awesome team please drop us a line at [email protected].
Currently we are looking for C/C++ developer experienced in P2P media streaming and Java developer with exceptional taste in Android layouts.
Inside Petcube
Petcube is a slick 4 x 4 x 4 inches cube made from aluminum and glass. Inside there's a wide angle camera capable of streaming HD video, low-intensity laser diode, two motors, microphone and speakers. Petcube communicates with your home network through bult-in Wi-Fi module.
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Kickstarter campaign
Petcube was successfully funded on Kickstarter on 5th of November, 2013. It gained its $100,000 goal in less than a week and collected the total of $251,225 in the end of the campaign. This achievement made Petcube the most successful crowdfunding pet product in history so far.
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