About High Tech Pet

Ingenious Technology for the Smart Pet Home

Smart pet access didn't begin with an app. It began with engineering.

High Tech Pet Products has been developing electronic pet technology since 1986. From our headquarters in Ventura, California, we design and engineer products that combine automatic operation, intelligent pet sensing, security and connected-home technology.

Today, our Power Pet® smart automatic pet doors bring together technologies that are often treated separately: directional ultrasonic pet detection, motorized automatic operation, WiFi app connectivity, activity monitoring, programmable access control and smart-home integration with Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home.

The result is more than a connected pet flap. Power Pet is a complete smart pet access system, engineered to recognize when an authorized pet is approaching, automatically open the door without requiring the pet to push a flap, and close it securely afterward.

Smart Technology Starts With Knowing What Your Pet Is Doing

Many electronic pet doors rely primarily on technologies such as RFID, Bluetooth or other radio-frequency systems to determine whether a pet is nearby.

Power Pet takes a different approach.

Our Smart Detect™ directional ultrasonic technology is designed to determine not simply that a pet is within range, but that the pet is approaching the door.

The pet's genuine MS-5® transmitter emits a directional ultrasonic signal that is detected by the Power Pet door. Because ultrasound behaves differently from conventional radio signals, the system can establish distinct sensing zones on the inside and outside of the door.

That distinction is important. A pet sleeping near the door should not cause it to open. A pet simply walking past the door should not necessarily cause it to open. But when an authorized pet directly approaches the door, Power Pet can recognize that approach and respond.

This directional sensing architecture also enables independently adjustable inside and outside activation ranges and Power Pet's 4 Mode Access control: In Only, Out Only, Full Access, or Closed & Locked.

It is sensing technology developed specifically for intelligent pet access, rather than a general-purpose wireless technology adapted to a pet door.

Proven Sensing. Modern Connectivity.

Power Pet's sensing technology is only part of the system.

Our connected Power Pet models combine automatic pet access with WiFi and cloud-based smart controls, giving owners access to their pet door through the Power Pet app.

Owners can remotely control their door, establish weekly entry and exit schedules, review pet activity, receive real-time notifications and manage when pets are permitted to enter or leave.

Power Pet also integrates with today's smart home through Amazon Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home, bringing pet access into the same connected ecosystem as lighting, security, climate control and other smart-home devices.

This combination is central to the Power Pet philosophy: use the technology best suited to each job.

Directional ultrasound provides intelligent pet detection. WiFi provides connectivity. Cloud software provides remote services, schedules, activity history and notifications. Smart-home integration connects Power Pet to the rest of the home.

We don't believe a smart pet door should be defined simply by the wireless protocol used by the pet's collar. A truly smart pet door is defined by what the complete system can do.

The Next Generation: Power Pet® Roll Up

In 2025, High Tech Pet introduced the Power Pet Roll Up Smart Automatic Pet Door, our most advanced Power Pet design yet.

Instead of a conventional swinging flap, its segmented rigid panel travels vertically and rolls compactly into the upper housing. The design combines the security and automatic operation of a rigid motorized panel with a compact architecture that requires less vertical space.

The Power Pet Roll Up is available for door, wall and sliding patio-door installations, with sizes ranging from cats and small dogs through very large dog breeds.

While its mechanical architecture is new, the Roll Up is built on decades of Power Pet automatic-door development.

It combines motorized pet access, Smart Detect™ directional ultrasonic sensing, 4 Mode Access, WiFi app control, activity history, real-time notifications, programmable schedules and smart-home integration in one system.

The Power Pet Roll Up was selected as a Best Door and Window Product Finalist at the International Builders' Show in both 2025 and 2026.

Four Decades of Automatic Pet Access

Technology changes quickly. Experience takes time.

High Tech Pet has been developing electronic pet products since 1986.

Our original Power Pet automatic-door platform established a fundamentally different approach to pet doors. Instead of requiring a pet to push through a swinging flap, Power Pet opens the passage automatically and closes it after the pet passes through.

Over the years, the technology has evolved substantially. Mechanical systems have improved. Electronics have advanced. Connectivity has moved to WiFi and the cloud. Apps now provide remote access, schedules, notifications and activity information. Power Pet now participates in the larger smart-home ecosystem.

But the engineering objective has remained remarkably consistent:

Give pets convenient freedom while giving their owners control, security and confidence.

Engineering Is Part of Our DNA

High Tech Pet was founded by engineers, including mechanical engineer Nicholas Bonge, and engineering continues to shape the way we develop products today.

Rather than beginning with a conventional pet product and simply adding electronics to it, we approach pet access as an engineering problem involving mechanical design, electronics, sensing, embedded software, wireless communications, cloud software, materials, safety and animal behavior.

That multidisciplinary approach is visible throughout Power Pet—from directional ultrasonic detection and motorized panels to obstacle sensing, access logic, mobile connectivity and smart-home control.

It is also why we continue developing our own technology rather than simply following whichever wireless technology happens to be fashionable.

For us, "smart" isn't a feature added to the box. It is how the product works.

Engineered in California. Built Under Our Control.

High Tech Pet designs and engineers its products in Ventura, California.

We combine U.S.-based product development with dedicated overseas component manufacturing, including printed circuit boards and precision molded components. Finished products are assembled and tested in Ventura.

This manufacturing structure gives our engineering team direct involvement from initial concept through production, assembly, testing and customer support.

It also means the people who develop Power Pet products remain closely connected to the people who build, test, sell, support and improve them.

Built for the Smart Pet Home

The smart home is becoming more intelligent every year. We believe pet access should be part of it.

That means going beyond a connected lock or an electronic flap.

It means knowing which pet is approaching, which direction the pet is traveling, whether access is currently permitted, when the door should operate and what the owner wants the system to do.

It means combining sensing, mechanics, electronics, software and connectivity into a single reliable system.

That is what we've spent decades developing. And it is what we're still developing today.

High Tech Pet Products, Inc.

Ingenious Technology for the Smart Pet Home.