--- title: "A Guy Strapped a Camera to His Cat and It’s the Best Thing We’ve Ever Seen" description: "There's nothing the internet loves more than cat videos — but what about videos filmed from a cat's perspective?" date: "2023-05-15" modified: "2023-07-07" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/cat-eye-view-video" categories: - "Science & Energy" tags: - "cats" - "consumer tech" - "pet cameras" - "the digest" --- # A Guy Strapped a Camera to His Cat and It’s the Best Thing We’ve Ever Seen ![There's nothing the internet loves more than cat videos — but what about videos filmed from a cat's perspective?]() *\Image: Tom's Guide\* ## OnlyCats There's nothing the internet loves more than cat videos — but what about videos filmed from a cat's perspective? While strapping an action cam to one's pet isn't exactly a [new concept](), technological improvements mean that they're now small enough not to disturb the famously-irritable feline. Using one of these sleek next-gen cameras, the editor-in-chief of the [consumer tech blog *Tom's Guide*]() got some incredible footage of his indoor-outdoor cat's antics. Inspired by a late March [*New York Times* story]() about cat owners who let their furry companies film their own adventures, *Tom's Guide* EIC Mike Prospero decided to strap an Insta360 Go 2 camera, which is "smaller than \[his\] thumb," to his cat Mervin. "The cats in the other videos I've seen have a pretty active social life, chirping and purring near other cats and frolicking around their yard," he wrote. "Does my cat have a similar *joie de vivre*? I was about to find out." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vaECUKxBKQ ## NapCam Instead, Prospero noted, he mostly saw "a whole lot of sitting around," because Mervin, as it turns out, is "every bit as lazy" as he suspected. There was one interlude in the footage, however, that was pretty awesome: when the cat jumped up into a tree before climbing over his yard's fence, pausing to chirp adorably at birds — which, lest we forget, is a thing cats do when [they want to kill our avian friends]() — in the process. While the result isn't exactly action-packed, it does offer some adorable footage of Mervin stepping delicately on his perfect little paws. Prospero wrote that he plans to "send \[Mervin\] out again a few times with the camera to see if I manage to capture anything else of interest." Fingers crossed we get a little less naptime this time around. All the same, it is pretty amazing to see a cat jump into and off of a tree from behind their luxurious paws and whiskers. Just spitballing here, but this concept could inform some [pretty awesome VR games](), too. **More on cats:** [*Record Label Forces Takedown of AI-Generated Eminem Rapping About Kitty Cats*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()