SCORED
The sensible pick in the Litter-Robot 5 family: same globe, drawer and weight tracking as the Pro without the cameras. It suits larger cats and multi cat homes better than the Litter-Robot 4, but the LitterHopper add on is listed separately and settings live only in the app.
Best for: large cats and multi cat homes. Skip if: you want the lowest price from Whisker.
- Cat weight range
- 3 to 30 lb
- Max cats
- Up to 5
- Waste drawer
- Sealed drawer with carbon filter, up to 10 days for one cat (maker claim)
- Sensors
- Multiple lasers, weight sensing, SmartScale, WasteID urine vs stool detection, SafeCat system
- App
- Whisker app (2.4 GHz WiFi); free tier shows 7 days of visits and weights
- Litter type
- Clumping clay recommended; plant based, non clumping, paper and pellet litters not recommended
- Size
- 22 x 27 in footprint, 29.9 in tall, 15.75 x 15.75 in entry, 28.7 lb empty
- Noise
- No dB rating published; QuietSift motor
- Robot
- $799
- Whisker+ membership (optional)
- $240
- 3 year WhiskerCare plan (optional)
- $149
- Total
- $1,188
No subscription required for cleaning or basic tracking.
- US availability
- ● On sale
- Recalls
- No CPSC recall found as of 2026-10-14 (search of cpsc.gov recall listings via web search; the CPSC database itself could not be queried directly from our tools, recheck before publishing)
- FCC authorized
- Not checked
- Company
- ● Active
- Warranty
- ● 1 year (WhiskerCare), extendable to 3 years; 90 day in home trial
Tracking started Oct 14, 2026 at $799.
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- Rated for cats up to 30 lb and up to 5 cats
- WasteID tells urine from stool
- Free app tracking without a subscription
- 90 day in home trial
- $799 is still a high entry price
- No camera
- Large footprint at 22 x 27 in
- Reviewers prefer the Litter-Robot 4's raised buttons
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Questions buyers ask
Can a kitten use it?
Whisker lists a 3 to 30 lb range for the Litter-Robot 5; check kitten weight before enabling automatic cycling.
Does it work on carpet?
A 9to5Toys reviewer found the 5 series less sensitive to carpet or mats than the Litter-Robot 4, but a hard, level floor is still the safest choice for weight sensing.