Casestudy
About the Client
The client is a new entrant in the pet industry also known as Petconomy in the Asian market. Their organization provides pet-focused software solutions to aid pet-parents with different aspects of their pet’s mental & physical health.
This AI-based application was their vision to provide food-related health assistance to pet parents.
Ai for pets
Petconomy
4 Months
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Product Design
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Development
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Project Management
4 Months
Project Statement
Pet owners are often faced with concerns about their pets' healthy food habits and health issues that arise due to the wrong diet. It can be difficult for humans to track down the actual cause of distress in their pets. However, advancements in the field of artificial intelligence open up avenues for addressing this issue.
Project Objective
The app is a right amalgamation of AI technology and pet care hardware systems, to improve the dietary habits of beloved pets.
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Identifies their food preferences and records their “happiness score.”
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Manages the record for the healthy food quantity.
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Places automatic orders for the purchase of the food item.
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Detects early signs of health issues.
Project Timeline
Requirement analysis
Design wireframing
Development & sprints plan
Testing & iterations
Deployment
Support & iterations
Requirement Analysis
Design wireframing
Development & sprints plan
Testing & iterations
Deployment
Support & iterations
Approach
We have adopted the Agile SDLC model to develop AI for Pets.
Agile is an iterative and incremental process that focuses on customer satisfaction and the rapid delivery of working software products.
Quantitative Research
According to the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention 56% of dogs and 60% of cats in the United States are overweight or obese.
According to the American Kennel Club, up to 10% of dogs and 1% of cats have food allergies.
50% of pet owners are interested in using AI-powered products or services.
User Personas
Name : Sarah
Age : 35
Occupation : Marketing Manager
Location : San Francisco, CA
Income : $100,000
Pet : Dog (Labrador Retriever)
- Sarah wants to keep her dog healthy and happy.
- She wants to find an easier way to track her dog's health.
- She wants to find a way to save time and money on pet care.
- Doesn't always have time to track her dog's food intake and activity levels.
- Has to manually enter data about her dog's food intake, activity levels, and weight.
- Concern about the accuracy of the data she is tracking.
- Pet care can be expensive.
- Wants to make sure that she is getting an accurate picture of her dog's health.
- Wants an easy way to track her dog's health.
- Wants a way to automatically track a dog's food intake, activity levels, and weight.
- Doesn't always have time to track her dog's food intake and activity levels.
- Has to manually enter data about her dog's food intake, activity levels, and weight.
- Concern about the accuracy of the data she is tracking.
- Pet care can be expensive.
- Wants to make sure that she is getting an accurate picture of her dog's health.
- Wants an easy way to track her dog's health.
- Wants a way to automatically track a dog's food intake, activity levels, and weight.
- Sarah is concerned about her dog's health.
- She is busy and doesn't have time to track her dog's food intake and activity levels.
- She wants to find a way to make it easier to track her dog's health and make sure he is getting the nutrients he needs.
Features & Functionalities
Track your pets’ happiness score.
Manage multiple pets in just one click.
Know their food preferences.
Make informed decisions & actions.
Detect early signs of gut related health issues.
Artificial Inteligence
Detects the food preferences of pets, learns their normal eating behavior, and detects changes in appetite and preferences.
Happiness Score
Calculates and marks a score for the liking of every food item being fed to pets.
Camera
Scans the food SKU, verifies its brand, and identifies which pet is fed what food. Records for multiple pets.
Dish Of Choice
Records pet's favorite food placed on the device.
Cloud Software
Manage and monitor the application anytime, anywhere.
Mobile App
Communicates pet's food patterns, their favorite brands, SKUs, and set a home delivery schedule, all from your smartphones.
Speaker
Beeps when a food SKU is successfully scanned to ensure data is captured.
Scale
Weighs food intake before and after each feed.
The Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) of the food is scanned to determine the quantity and brand.
The integrated camera captures the pet's likeness, and the AI builds a spontaneous meal pattern.
The pet's favorite food is automatically ordered every 10 days.
Design Systems
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Development
The application has three major development sections- Electronic Dish development, Mobile App development and incorporation of Artificial Intelligence.
Tech Ingredients accommodated inside:a. Python - Raspberry Pi
b. React-native - Mobile Application Development
c. Nodejs - Backend Development
d. MongoDB - Database
e. Jenkins - CI/CD
f. Github - For code versioning
Testing and Launch
An easy way to score your pet's happiness and ensure they have the right dietary habits for a healthy gut.
“I'm so glad I found this application! It's been a lifesaver for me and my dog. The application tracks his food intake, activity levels, and weight, and it provides me with personalized recommendations for his diet and exercise. I've also been able to use the application to track his happiness levels, so I know he's getting the best possible care. I highly recommend it to any pet owner.”
Client Feedback
“This project is our vision to provide pet owners with peace of mind and fewer stressful moments when it comes to their pets' dietary habits. The team at Anuyat, right from the beginning, understood the assignment and showed capabilities in AI integrations, which is the foundation of this product. “
Achievements of the Product
As expected by the client, the product is bringing significant changes to the lives of pets and pet parents.
Real-time market feedback of the product- Most Loved Feature - Change in Pet’s appetite reporting
- Happiness Score feature built emotional connect
- Automatic food order placement is stress reducing
Why Anuyat ?
The main attraction of this system is the inclusion of the power of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. It is the major feature that initiates all other features of the software.
Anuyat has a dedicated team of experts with hands-on experience in Machine Learning and related technologies such as Big Data, Visual Recognition, etc.
The hardware integration with the AI-based platform is another aspect of this project. Raspberry Pi, a credit-card-sized, single-board device, was used here in this application for pets. Anuyat has expert professionals to configure Raspberry Pi and develop the Python language application.
