Keeper operations
Keeper Fob
A belt-worn tap-and-log device for animal-care rounds.
The challenge
Paper checklists on keeper rounds get wet, lost and filled in at the end of the day.
Keeper Fob
Feeding, cleaning and health checks happen at dozens of enclosures, often with gloves on. Keeper Fob lets a keeper tap an enclosure's tag, pick what was done and move on, with every log time-stamped and sent over LoRaWAN.
Keepers, Visitors & Security
Where it works
Zoo & aquarium rounds
Feeding, cleaning and checks logged at each enclosure as they happen.
Animal shelters
Care tasks recorded for every kennel and run.
Facility inspections
A record that every point on an inspection route was visited.
What it does
Tap at every enclosure
Tap the enclosure's NFC tag and its name appears on screen.
Fed, cleaned, checked
Pick a status, or raise an issue, with three sealed side keys.
Confirmed on the spot
The fob shows 'Logged' with the time and gives a buzz.
Alerts to the keeper
Messages such as 'needs attention' arrive on the fob to acknowledge.
Voice notes
Record a short spoken note when a status is not enough.
Nothing lost offline
Logs queue out of range and send when a gateway is back.
How it works
Tap
Hold the fob to the enclosure's NFC tag.
Pick
Choose fed, cleaned, checked or issue with the side keys.
Sync
The log goes out over LoRaWAN; the cradle syncs and charges at the end of the day.
Why teams choose it
No more paper
Rounds logged at the enclosure, not at the end of the shift.
Glove-friendly
Three large sealed keys and a sunlight-readable screen.
No Wi-Fi needed
Logs travel over LoRaWAN to the campus gateways.
Proof of care
A time-stamped record for every enclosure.
Key facts
- Identify
- NFC reader for enclosure tags
- Screen
- 1.8-inch sunlight-readable display with front light
- Controls
- 3 sealed side keys: up, select, down
- Feedback
- Vibration, buzzer, status light and speaker
- Connectivity
- LoRaWAN (IN865); Wi-Fi only in the cradle
- Power
- Rechargeable cell, magnetic pogo charging; no open ports
- Wear
- On a retractable belt reel, with a protective bumper
In the box
- Keeper Fob
- Breakaway badge reel
- Charging and sync cradle
Works with
Living Labels keeper tags, which show the last log at each enclosure.
Planning a pilot?
Tell us how your rounds run today, and we will plan a Keeper Fob trial with your team.
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