Are still using teaser toys and laser pointer to play with your cat? Well, if you do, I think you are due for a high-tech upgrade. Now, I know what you are thinking: you don’t want an expensive bot. Fret not because this little gadget from WLOOM is super affordable and it certainly has no prying eye.
Folks, meet the WLOOM Power Ball 2.0. No Power Ball 2.0 is not a lottery for your cats; it is a smart self-rolling ball for cats. This little ball of joy for kitties is no ordinary round object. It is conceived to imitate prey and awakens the hunting instinct of a cat.
I think the most brilliant part of this cat toy is that it is the touch trigger feature. This means you can take your hands off and your feline friends will be able to trigger it. With a simple poke, the powerful Direct Drive motor activates giving it “life”.
Because it is a Direct Drive motor, power from the motor is transferred directly to the ground. This translates to a faster and wilder ball which is unpredictable like real prey. If your cats aren’t as fast, there is also a soft mode where the ball has a tamer behavior.
When at rest, it goes to sleep but it will immediately return to life when touched. Power Ball 2.0 has built-in sensors that allow it to change direction and even avoid obstacles. This means it will try to get away from your feline friends, just like a real prey would.
The ball may be tiny enough for cats to hunt but it still managed to pack a 200 mAh rechargeable battery good for up to 6 hours on a single charge. The ball recharges in 30 minutes with the included USB-C cable.
If you are down, you can pick up the WLOOM Power Ball 2.0 at a discounted price of US$22 (U.P. US$33) which is definitely not a bank-breaker, especially considering it is pretty advanced.
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