At the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), South Korean company Petnow announced that it has the world’s first biometric (i.e. facial) recognition service on its smartphone app for cats.
Petnow already has a function on its app that scans “nose prints” to identify dogs. The AI-driven app that automatically scans unique identifiers of dogs called “nose prints” was honored with the Best of Innovation at CES 2022, and as a result, the company has attracted worldwide recognition. The company has been selected as Google for Startups Accelerator cohort of this year, to further enhance the app and other capabilities.
Dr. Jesse Joonho Lim, the founder of Petnow Inc. said, “The company is adding cat biometric recognition to the current app to support the most raised pet animals around the globe, and the app will help more pet households reunite with their beloved pets in case they go missing. The Petnow app can solve the problems of the existing pet identification methods such as microchips, tags, and collars that are prone to damage or loss, and it is beginning to enter the U.S. market upon the exhibition at CES 2023.”
Dr. Ken Daehyun Pak, the co-founder of Petnow also stated, “We have been hearing from customers domestically and internationally to add a cat identification function, and we are proud to announce the cat biometric recognition with 99% accuracy. We have cooperated with the largest Korean mobile carrier, SK Telecom, to introduce the dog version of ‘Amber Alert’ in South Korea, and we hope that we will provide more use cases for users.”
The Petnow app is provided for free of charge, and pet households with house cats and/or dogs can try the pain-free microchip alternative right now by downloading it from the iPhone App Store or Google Play Store for your Android.
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