Safety Around Children & Pets
You can still use Kachaka in a home with young children or pets. The key rule is simple: while Kachaka is running, keep children and pets away from its path and away from the robot itself. Make this a habit and Kachaka can move and carry furniture safely in your living space.
Why keep a distance
Kachaka drives across the floor on its own, slips under a shelf, and lifts the furniture to carry it. It has obstacle detection and will try to avoid things, but the movements of small children and pets are hard to predict — they may dart into its path, reach in, or put a foot between the body and the furniture. To prevent pinching, bumps, or being snagged by furniture in transit, keep them clear of the path while it operates.
Safety basics for living together
- Keep the path clear during operation: When Kachaka is moving or carrying furniture, keep children and pets off its route and away from the body.
- Teach: no chasing, no climbing: Ask children not to chase the robot, not to step or sit on the body or shelves, and not to put hands or feet into the gap between the body and the furniture.
- Watch furniture in transit: When carrying, the whole shelf is lifted and moved; its center of gravity is higher and it can sway, so keep children and pets away from a moving shelf.
- Mind the charging dock area: Don’t let pets chew the power cord or pile toys near the dock, as this can interfere with returning and charging.
When you need to stop it right away
If a child or pet suddenly comes close and you want Kachaka to stop immediately, the most direct way is to press the power button on the body to enter pause mode; the current task is cancelled and will not resume on its own. For how to stop and release it, see Stopping and Pause Mode.
If you need to move the robot away or guide it to a safe spot, see Manual Remote Control.
More on obstacle avoidance
To learn how Kachaka detects floor obstacles, level differences, and objects ahead, see Safety Detection: Floor Obstacles, Steps, and Body Detection Height; for the setting that detects protruding objects such as tabletops and legs ahead, see Protruding Obstacle Detection. These features assist avoidance but do not replace supervision and keeping a safe distance.