The 8 Automatic Litter Boxes We've Tested and Recommend (2025)

The Litter-Robot has been the Rolls-Royce of automatic litter boxes for the past decade or so. The oval box with a large, front-facing entrance sits on a stand with a step to better accommodate cats of all ages. The box itself has a footprint of 22 x 7 inches; it took up more height but slightly less floor space than my traditional litter box. It connects to Wi-Fi so you can track and program the box via Litter-Robot's Whisker app (available for Android and iOs). If it senses a cat at the entrance of the bowl, it will automatically stop if in the middle of a cleaning cycle and check back in 15-second intervals until it can finish. To clean, the litter box automatically tumbles the litter using grates and gravity to separate the clumps of dirty litter, then deposits the soiled clumps in an opening below. The step doubles as a drawer with a plastic bag inside. (It comes with 25 waste drawer liners; refills are available starting at $25, but a regular plastic grocery bag would work too.) ... Read full article.