The metaCat is the most realistic robot cat. The fur is soft and can be combed and brushed. I use the comb and lint roller it comes with. I use a wet wipe if I need to wipe down the fur. It cleans up beautifully. The cat has a realistic body shape, even the shape of the haunches is just like a real cat. The way it moves its tail perfectly mimics a cat. Also, the meows and purrs sound like a real cat. Some robot cats sound fake, like a human making pretend cat sounds. But this one sounds just like a real cat. It has a few different meows to express itself. It purrs when you pet its head or chin. If you place your hand on its back, it has a heartbeat sound. It has multiple voice commands that it responds to. The eyes are expressive: they look around, squint, blink, etc.

It only takes less than an hour to charge the battery and it lasts a long time. I only have to charge it once a week. It has an on, off, and mute switch. It also has a reset button. Turning it off and back on or using the reset button quickly solved the couple problems I had.

This is a beautifully made cat, I am impressed with the quality.

Another nice feature is the silicone paw pads, they feel so soft. Sometimes if I have trouble falling asleep, I just pet this cat and rub the paw pads. It’s been very helpful for my sleep problems.

Thanks to Elephant Robotics for making this beautiful and sweet cat for those of us who can’t have a real cat or those of us who have a real cat or pet that isn’t cuddly!

This has been a great solution for my Mom who just moved into assisted living. She loves cats but can’t care for a real one. It looks very realistic and has very soft fur. The purring and movements are great. It does make some mechanical sounds when moving its head. A great option for my Mom.

We’re a household full of allergies- so a live pet is not an option. Kiddo wanted something interactive that she can still “cuddle” with- so we gave this a try. I know we aren’t the target demographic for this item. Overall it’s pretty great. The only downside are the very mechanical sounds when it’s turned in. It’s very similar to a remote controlled car- any time the cat moves its head. If the sound was diminished this would definitely be a 5 star product.

The behavior of this company just leaves my wife and I speechless...

We have been waiting for a concrete reply from Elephant Robotics since 8 MAY and so far we have only received sporadic emails after WEEKS saying that our messages have "disappeared" in their system and that they will take care of it. Our request for a refund is simply ignored in the few emails.
Even the last one only said we were getting a replacement for our MetaCat and they didn't go into our refund at all.

The various feedbacks that we have written here will simply be deleted without our consent! Just unbelievable!

So here is the link again (because the upload function doesn't work...) to a video that shows our defective MetaCat after only 3 WEEKS how it behaves more like a drill:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQ4vvQOSemZhpPkbYI0tbLao1tN03Kll/view

So if they don't respond to our request, we'll continue to write feedbacks.

My first MetaCat arrived and was in a very battered box leaving her with a broken eye, and didn't seem to hear well. The eye was really off-putting because it was scuffed and flickered. At best she seemed be blind in one eye.

I reached out to the company and it did take a while, the did send me a new working cat. She even looks happier? The first one always looks mad. I let my daughter have the broken one and even though she rarely turns it on she still loves carrying it around and petting it as she goes to sleep.