Wi-Fi Radar System Monitors All Home Occupants
Wi-Fi security typically focuses on protecting against digital intrusions, but a new technology claims to leverage Wi-Fi networks for detecting physical intruders.
The Wi-Fi Home Alarm System by Gamgee can learn to identify familiar individuals and pets while alerting homeowners to unfamiliar presences—potentially even notifying them if an elderly person experiences a fall.
Our homes are already permeated with invisible Wi-Fi signals, connecting our smartphones, laptops, smart light bulbs, refrigerators, and nearly everything else that can be “smart” today. Although these signals are unseen and unfelt, our movements throughout the house leave detectable traces on them.
Breakthroughs in Wi-Fi Signal Analysis for Person Detection
Recent research has demonstrated that specialized algorithms can analyze reflected Wi-Fi signals to detect individuals within a room, even through walls. Advances have enabled distinguishing between people based on height, body shape, or gait, and even counting up to 20 individuals in a single room.
Now, a Dutch startup named Gamgee is integrating this technology into consumer products.
Their Wi-Fi Home Alarm System consists of a mesh network of routers that not only ensure consistent internet connectivity throughout the house but also detect motion using embedded algorithms.
Gamgee
Advanced Wi-Fi Signal Algorithms Enable Accurate Person Detection
However, recent research has demonstrated that specialized algorithms can analyze reflected Wi-Fi signals to detect individuals within a room, even through walls. Advances have enabled distinguishing between people based on height, body shape, or gait, and even counting up to 20 individuals in a single room.
Now, a Dutch startup named Gamgee is integrating this technology into consumer products.
Their Wi-Fi Home Alarm System consists of a mesh network of routers that not only ensure consistent internet connectivity throughout the house but also detect motion using embedded algorithms.
While it may raise privacy concerns, Gamgee assures that all motion data is processed and stored locally on the routers themselves, rather than in the cloud. However, the concept of being able to review a “motion history,” detailing which family members entered specific rooms and for how long, can be unsettling.
Crowdfunding Details for the Gamgee Wi-Fi Home Alarm System
To conclude, the Gamgee Wi-Fi Home Alarm System is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo, offering a set of three routers for €295 (approximately US$320) or four for €345 ($374). If successful, shipments are expected to commence in January 2025.
Watch the system in action in the video below.
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