[mabbo]

I've been using the "Omega Paw" box for years. You don't scoop. You just roll it upside down (one side is rounded for this) and when you right it, everything solid is in a long cup, which gets dumped into a garbage bag.

More work than the Litter Robot, but a lot cheaper.

[giaour]

The litter robot scoops automatically after the cat uses it (plus a configurable delay), so it helps with the smell, too. It also has a ton of useless features (eg, it tells you how much your cat weighs each time they poop), but overall it's great.

I know it was too expensive, but it has definitely paid for itself in reduced martial friction by removing a shared chore and making the area around the cat box more pleasant