There's a special kind of dread that comes with cat ownership, and it isn't the 3 a.m. zoomies or the inexplicable need to sit exactly on your laptop keyboard. It's the litter box. So when the Oneisall Ease S1, a CES Innovation Award 2026 winner earlier this year, landed on my doorstep, I'll admit I was skeptical.
We've reached a point where everything from toasters to toothbrushes claims to be "smart," and a litter box felt like it might be a solution looking for a problem. A few weeks in, I've changed my tune.