The Litter-Robot 4 scoops litter for you, keeps odors locked away and can handle multiple cats. But getting cats to use the ...

If there’s one chore every cat owner dreads, it’s scooping the litter box. No matter how often you do it, the smell lingers, ...

The Litter-Robot 4 is the brand’s newest model. Designed with multi-cat households in mind, the Wi-Fi–enabled litter box can accommodate up to four cats, thanks to a larger waste drawer and ...

daily struggle—Whisker’s Litter-Robot 4 makes it a little less difficult. Most cats will let you know (often in disastrous ways) if you’re not keeping their bathroom to their liking.

In the end, though, it was the Whisker Litter-Robot 4 that ticked most of the things on my list and then some, making it the obvious top choice, even if it is among the priciest contenders.

In our collective opinion, the best automatic litter box is the smart and spacious Litter-Robot 4, though the significantly lower-priced PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro came in a close second.

She’s independent, fairly low maintenance, and an endless source of entertainment. Litter-Robot 4, £749 However, all good things have a downside, and with her, it’s scooping her poop.