PROTOTYPE OF IOT-BASED PET ROBOT WITH CUSTOMIZABLE FUNCTIONS (COFIBOT V2)

Abstract

Nowadays, pet ownership is a rising trend. The popularity of pets in social media drives people to own pets both as form of entertainment and as a companion. Pet ownership is proven to be beneficial to both physical and mental health of the owner. However, busy lifestyle found in cities resulted in a lot of abandoned pets, which are later flee and classified as stray animals. This condition prompted companies to develop robotic pets, which require minimal attention and therefore, suit the busy lifestyle perfectly. There are several robotic pets found in the market, but they are too expensive and has little to no function except as a companion. The original CoFiBot has both pet mode and firefighting mode, but the firefighting mode is considered ineffective due to low power and complex procedure. Since there is a high demand for IoT-based home monitoring system, robotic pets with additional home monitoring function are preferred. Robotic pets can roam freely in the house while providing information about the house to the owner by internet connection. This project aimed to develop an IoT-based mammaltype robotic pet as a successor to the original CoFiBot, with fire alarm and customizable home monitoring functions instead of the ineffective firefighting function.