Most automatic litter boxes you’ve seen do the same trick: a rotating drum that flips everything around and hopes the clumps separate. In this video I tested the Robotail C32, and it takes a completely different approach—a rake-style cleaning system. Think “Roomba for cat litter”: the litter stays flat and stable while a metal rake pushes clumps straight back into the waste bin. There’s even a dual-rake design, with thicker bars for big clumps and a finer section behind it to catch smaller bits, so the litter surface gets cleaned without ever tumbling your cat’s bathroom upside down. The other big deal is the open-top layout. No tunnel, no enclosed chamber—your cat can see the space, turn around comfortably, and it feels like a normal litter box every time. That matters a lot for larger cats (the C32 is rated 3.3 to 23 lbs) and for cats that refuse enclosed boxes. Safety is also easier to trust here because you can literally watch the cycle, and the four weight sensors pause the system instantly if a paw (or my hand) goes back in. Day-to-day, this shifts you from daily scooping to checking the app, emptying the bin about twice a week, and swapping deodorizer blocks when the app tells you. I also talk about pairing it with Robotail’s cassava-based litter, which forms firm clumps that move cleanly through the rake system with low dust and less residue.