I had mixed feelings about this before I received it but it’s actually really neat. I use this for my cats. It can fit a lot of food in it so it doesn’t need to be refilled very often for me. What’s really cool is it works remotely via an app. You can schedule or choose to feed on a whim right from your phone. It is quite large so it may not be a good fit for a small home or apartment. I also love that I can adjust how much food is dispensed so I don’t need to measure it by hand anymore. My cats were a little afraid of it at first. Likely the smell and noise of the hopper dispensing the food. Otherwise I’d definitely give it a try or give it to an elderly relative who has a hard time bending down to refill food bowls.