I love cats and I used to have cats, but I just can't keep them now, because they ruin all the furniture.
The best considered option to prevent your furniture is to declaw the cat, which already has been an ethical issue and not the best of options.
My idea revolved around doing something as putting a collar to the cat which has some chip in it which detects the movement of the cat in the house. And somehow when the cat approaches near a Sofa or starts scartching, a remote computer or some detection system connected to that collar, signals a danger alarm or some sort of a thing which scares away the cat. Perhaps a dog voice or something, although it may later become monotonous for the cat and the alarm sound may turn useless.
The computer can be given a software where the exact locations of all the sofas and there dimensions feed into the software, and the computer can always compare whether the cat is coming near to any sofa.
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I imagine the cats would soon have nervous breakdowns.
So basically you want an animal that is a cat, but doesn't do catlike things? Why not genetically modify cats to not grow claws? Or modify a hidden fence with a shock collar, so that when the cat comes within a foot of the furniture it gets a dose of voltage to discourage approaching funiture....or would that be ethically objectionable? Or you could always get a small dog and teach it to use a litter box since what you are looking for doesn't actually seem to be a cat.
Ok, stuff a cat, put it next to the furniture, so you can pet it. Problem solved.
Ever heard of clipping a cat's claws? It's simple to do, effective, & done properly & started early, a cat doesn't mind it being done, & guess what? The shorter claws with sharp tips trimmed don't shred furniture. Seems a MUCH cheaper & less complicated solution to me & it works VERY well. I have 2 cats & no shredded furniture. Providing a cat post or two to give them an alternative place to sharpen their claws works wonders too.
There's also a product one can buy at pet supply stores called Soft Paws which fit over the claws for those not inclined to trim sharp claw tips.
Try softpaw.com
Sorry, that's softpaws.com