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Bissell CleanWell Self-Cleaning Litter Box for $399 : Cleaning titan Bissell is entering the pet tech game with this new automatic litter box and a cat water fountain I recently tested. The design is similar to many popular models on the market today, with a stand-on-legs build, a backward-rotating globe, front-facing buttons for controlling settings, and a connected app for monitoring usage and waste levels and adjusting settings remotely. Throughout testing, I was generally happy with the product—it cleaned consistently after my cats used it, the app was responsive, and both of my cats adapted easily to the familiar open-top design. However, many people online have complained about litter and urine getting trapped under the globe, as well as litter tracking onto the top of the globe, which adds more frustrating disassembly and cleaning.…