CES 2026: Pawport Releases Smart Dog Door With One Major Update
If you’ve been closely following the development of smart pet technology over the past couple of years, you might be familiar with Pawport. I saw their smart pet door at the last two CES shows, and it was my first introduction to this specific product category. At the time, Pawport hadn’t yet released its product; now it has. But there’s one key difference between the pet door Pawport unveiled at CES 2025 and the one that was eventually released late last year.
Smart Pet Door from Pawport
In many ways, Pawport’s official pet flap is the same product I saw last year: Pawport is made of aluminum and is reportedly bulletproof. (The company is showing off a model riddled with bullets.) This “smart” flap is designed to be installed over your existing pet flap. If you don’t have one, the company also sells an insert for wall mounting. It’s weatherproof, has top and bottom latches for security, and connects to smart home systems and voice assistants. It can even be battery-powered, though it can also be plugged in.
But Pawport told me the main change between last year’s prototype and the official model is the technology used in the smart tag that attaches to your pet’s collar. Pawport now uses ultra-wideband (UWB) technology to communicate between the tag and the door. This gives the user more control over parameters like how far away the pet must be from the door before it opens: perhaps you prefer your dog to be two feet away inside the house before the door opens, but five feet away outside. Pawport says UWB also provides greater door security than before. This technology now provides end-to-end encryption between the dog’s collar and the door, making the door, according to the company, impossible to hack. It’s a bold claim, but if true, it should reassure pet owners.
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Pawport now also allows pet owners to control whether their pets can go outside during adverse weather conditions. In the event of rain or lightning, users can configure the app to lock the door from the inside, preventing pets from escaping into the dangerous backyard. The locking is one-way only, so if a pet is already outside when the weather lock is triggered, they will still be able to return inside.
The company also told me that UWB technology has increased the tag’s battery life this time around. While the previous prototype claimed a battery life of about six months, the new model claims a battery life of one year, though users can expect a battery life of up to 15-18 months.
Pawport plans to sell outdoor pet flaps in the future, but currently only sells indoor models. Prices start at $599 for the medium size in six standard colors and $849 for one of eight “signature series” designs, which give the flaps a polished wood look. A large model can be purchased for an additional $50, and an extra large model for an additional $100.