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Automated Litter-Robot

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By Benjamin Steyaert
2 min read

Intro

Litter-Robot makes a great automated litter box for our furs. Using their product for over 10 years, I’ve save countless scoops of smelly and dusty litter. Sometime the out of mind mentality can be a blessing, but reminders and alerts when something goes wrong is need.

Process

  • Monitor the Litter-Robot on waste level change
  • When the waste level becomes a concern, notify
  • When the waste level becomes critical, notify and change lights
  • If the status of the litter robot status is anomalous, notify and change lights
  • create a snooze button to change the lights back to normal for X amount of time

Code

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alias: Litter-Robot
description: "Notification Automation for the Litter-Robot"
trigger:
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - vacuum.litter_robot_litter_box
    attribute: status
    from: error
    to: docked
    id: litter-robot-reset
  - platform: numeric_state
    entity_id:
      - sensor.litter_robot_waste_drawer
    above: 95
    below: 99
    id: litter-robot-warning
  - platform: state
    entity_id:
      - vacuum.litter_robot_litter_box
    attribute: status
    to: error
    id: litter-robot-error
    enabled: true
condition: []
action:
  - alias: Litter Robot Warning Triggered
    if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - litter-robot-warning
    then:
      - service: scene.create
        metadata: {}
        data:
          snapshot_entities:
            - light.living_room_lamp
            - light.media_room_lamp
          scene_id: lamps_before
      - service: scene.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        target:
          entity_id: scene.litter_robot_warning
      - service: notify.mobile_app_bstey2
        metadata: {}
        data:
          message: >-
            Litter-Robot drawer is at 
          title: Litter-Robot Waste Warning
    else:
      - service: scene.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        target:
          entity_id: scene.lamps_before
  - if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - litter-robot-error
    then:
      - service: scene.create
        metadata: {}
        data:
          scene_id: lamps_before
          snapshot_entities:
            - light.living_room_lamp
            - light.media_room_lamp
      - service: scene.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        target:
          entity_id: scene.litter_robot_error
      - service: notify.mobile_app_bstey2
        metadata: {}
        data:
          message: >-
            Litter-Robot drawer 
          title: Litter-Robot Waste Error
    else:
      - service: scene.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        target:
          entity_id: scene.lamps_before
    enabled: true
    alias: Litter Robot Error Triggered
  - alias: Litter Robot Reset
    if:
      - condition: trigger
        id:
          - litter-robot-reset
    then:
      - service: scene.turn_on
        metadata: {}
        target:
          entity_id: scene.lamps_before
      - service: notify.mobile_app_bstey
        metadata: {}
        data:
          message: >-
            Litter-Robot drawer 
          title: Litter-Robot Waste Reset
    enabled: true
mode: single

Whats Next?

  • Logic to automatically attempt to poser cycle on error
automation,, home-assistant,
Home-Assistant automation
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