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Because reading a radio signal from the chip was too easy?

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We chose to put AI on a doggie door. Not because it is easy, but because it is hard.

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11 points

Do those exist? Does seem like an obvious option.

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Yes, they are really cheap and the law (here in Sweden at least) requires all outdoor cats to be chipped. So the cat is probably already chipped anyway.

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Even if for some reason you didn’t want to chip your cat (you should absolutely chip your cats and dogs) it would be trivial to just put a tiny receiver in something that dangles off their collar for the door to communicate with.

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13 points

They have existed about as long as RFID has been available.

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5 points

I had one about 10 years ago

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Personally don’t want to leave collars on my cats, I also don’t let them outside much though beyond our patio.

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31 points

Microchip bro, it’s under their skin all pets should have them. Even if they are an indoor pet

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21 points

Chips are implants that go under the skin. Most civilized places require pets to have them in urban places.

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Ah gotcha, they are chipped in that way, I didn’t realize you could just use that though for this type of situation. I definitely thought of the chips in the collars lol.

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