@forlornlawngnome and @Bear, you are both right. Rather than double posting, see my results back in the original Litter Robot thread.
Dominic Meglio (@dman2306), who ported the Litter Robot driver from SmartThings, says his cats refuse to use the Litter Robot. He may have insight into resetting the DFI flag that I overlook, but I'm going to investigate further. Thor and Loki keep pooping, and they really like the Litter Robot. Thanks, Dominic, for your port.