> Our goal as engineers should be to found the next dishwasher company, not the next robotics company.
So I have thought about this a lot, and I even started and failed an ambitious robotics company, and I feel like a good niche product that could make a profitable company is self-cleaning litter boxes.
No, it won't be a multi-billion dollar company (at least not just with that product), but there is definitely a market for this and the current products are underwhelming. And technologically, it is about as approachable an unsolved robotics problem as you can find.
I know that one got canceled, but they're going to relaunch. Apparently a backer pointed out a design flaw (my girlfriend backed this project and has already been refunded her pledge but plans to back them again when they relaunch).
So I have thought about this a lot, and I even started and failed an ambitious robotics company, and I feel like a good niche product that could make a profitable company is self-cleaning litter boxes.
No, it won't be a multi-billion dollar company (at least not just with that product), but there is definitely a market for this and the current products are underwhelming. And technologically, it is about as approachable an unsolved robotics problem as you can find.
Here's the competition.
https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-automatic-cat-litter-...