Every cat owner knows this moment: you turn your back for three seconds, and suddenly your cat is on the kitchen counter like they own the place. You try foil. The cat laughs. You try a spray bottle. The cat waits until you leave the room. At some point, you realize this isn’t a pet problem… it’s an engineering problem!

Enter Puffy, an AI-powered water turret built for one noble cause: defending the kitchen counter from a fluffy repeat offender named Cookie. And yes, this is exactly as serious as it sounds.

Using a camera, a Raspberry Pi, and a surprisingly clever mechanical design, Puffy can detect a cat, track it in real time, and deliver a perfectly aimed “please rethink your life choices” water blast. Cookie, meanwhile, responds by tanking hits like a furry boss, stubbornly soaking damage just to prove a point.

Eventually, the hard work pays off. Cookie’s counter jumps drop from 26 per week to just two: a 92% reduction and a clear win for humanity.

For those interested in building or buying one of these robots, head over right here and join the waitlist.

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