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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Helen Le Caplain & Julia Banim

Man invents AI cat flap to ban 'ruthless serial killer' cat from waking him up with prey

A fed-up cat owner who regularly found himself woken up following his "ruthless serial killer" moggy's nighttime hunts has invented an artificial intelligence (AI) cat flap to stop her from bringing any prey in.

According to app technical director Martin Rosinski, he and partner Michelle Bowyer would be woken up to four times a night by bloodthirsty 12-year-old domestic short-hair Jinx, who would loudly meow at them while presenting her unfortunate prey.

In a bid to get a better night's sleep, the tech-minded 37-year-old was able to modify his microchip cat flap by fitting a camera and AI software capable of detecting prey.

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