BERLIN, Sept. 4, 2026 – Neakasa, a global brand specializing in smart home and pet care appliances, today announced that the Neakasa Riko Fresh-Made Wet Meal Feeder has been named an Honoree in the Best in Smart Home category at the IFA Innovation Awards 2026.
The recognition highlights Riko’s distinctive approach to automatic pet feeding. Instead of simply dispensing dry food or keeping pre-portioned wet food refrigerated, Riko prepares moisture-rich meals from compatible freeze-dried food at the scheduled feeding time. By bringing meal preparation, hydration control, precise portions and app-based management together in one system, Riko offers cat parents a more convenient way to maintain a consistent feeding routine.
Recognized for Smart Home Innovation
The Best in Smart Home category recognizes connected devices, home automation systems and intelligent platforms designed to make everyday life smarter, safer and more efficient.
Entries in the IFA Innovation Awards are evaluated by an independent panel of international technology journalists and industry experts. Products are considered across four key areas: innovation and originality, technical sophistication and quality, user experience and design, and real-world impact and viability.
Riko’s recognition reflects the growing role of pet care within the connected home. Its design moves beyond conventional automated dispensing by managing the meal preparation process itself, helping reduce the time and manual work involved in serving scheduled, moisture-rich meals.
A Different Approach to Automatic Feeding
Most automatic pet feeders are designed to dispense kibble. Refrigerated wet-food feeders provide another option, but they generally require owners to prepare and portion the food in advance before placing it into chilled compartments.
Riko takes a different approach. It stores compatible freeze-dried food in a dry, sealed container and prepares each serving only when it is time to feed. At the scheduled time, the feeder measures the selected portion, grinds the food, combines it with room-temperature water and dispenses the prepared meal into the bowl.
Because the food remains dry until preparation, cat parents do not need to store multiple servings of pre-made wet food inside the feeder. The process brings the convenience of scheduled automatic feeding to households that use compatible freeze-dried food while providing a fresh-made, moisture-rich texture at mealtime.
Designed Around Different Feeding Routines
Automatic feeder Riko allows cat parents to adjust the water-to-food ratio from 1:1 to 1:5, making it possible to prepare textures ranging from thicker, pâté-like blends to softer, more hydrated meals. A separate water-only mode can also dispense water when needed.
The feeder supports more than 20 scheduled meals per day, allowing a cat’s daily food amount to be divided into smaller portions across its routine. Individual serving sizes can be set from 1 to 15 grams, with feeding precision of approximately ±1 gram.
A 3-liter food container and 2.4-liter water tank help reduce the need for frequent refilling. The food storage system uses a silicone seal and desiccant to help protect freeze-dried food from moisture while it is waiting to be served.
Through the Neakasa App, users can create feeding schedules, adjust portions, review food and water intake records, and receive notifications when supplies are running low. Riko supports both 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Low Energy connectivity, helping simplify setup and day-to-day control.
Components that come into regular contact with food and water can be removed for cleaning, making it easier to keep the feeding system ready for continued use.
Bringing Pet Care into the Connected Home
Smart home products have traditionally focused on areas such as security, cleaning, lighting and household appliances. Riko demonstrates how connected technology can also support one of the most important parts of everyday pet care: maintaining a dependable feeding routine.
By combining dry food storage, on-demand preparation, adjustable hydration, precise portioning and feeding records, Riko turns several separate tasks into one coordinated process. Cat parents can manage feeding preferences through the app while the feeder carries out each scheduled meal automatically.
The Best in Smart Home recognition at IFA 2026 represents an important milestone for Neakasa as the company continues to develop products that address practical household and pet care needs through thoughtful automation.
Experience Riko at IFA 2026
Throughout IFA 2026 in Berlin, visitors can explore the Neakasa Riko Fresh-Made Wet Meal Feeder in person and learn how it transforms compatible freeze-dried food into ready-to-eat wet meals.
More information about the Neakasa Riko is available at:
https://neakasa.com/products/neakasa-riko-smart-wet-food-feeder
About Neakasa
Neakasa is a global smart home and pet care brand focused on developing practical technology that makes everyday routines simpler and more manageable. Its product portfolio includes automatic cat litter boxes, pet grooming systems, smart feeding solutions and garment care appliances.
By combining functional design, intelligent features and an understanding of real household needs, Neakasa creates products intended to reduce repetitive daily tasks and deliver a more intuitive user experience. The company continues to expand its presence across international markets while exploring new ways technology can support pets, their families and the modern home.
For more information, visit https://neakasa.com.
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