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How Do We Integrate WiFi Motion on New Devices?
As cutting-edge technologies emerge, their journey toward widespread adoption is often gradual, especially when integrating with existing systems is a complex process. Wi-Fi Sensing is one such innovation, relatively new but with the potential to transform how we...
How Do We Integrate WiFi Motion on New Devices?
The integration of WiFi Motion into Wi-Fi chipsets involves a detailed process of hardware evaluation, software customization, and close collaboration with Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) to enable accurate motion-sensing capabilities. With advancements like the upcoming 802.11bf standard, the process is set to become more streamlined, paving the way for wider adoption and enhanced efficiency. This blog covers how Cognitive manages these integrations in advance of the standard.
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Wireless Technology Is Transforming Motion Detection
WiFi sensing technology, exemplified by Cognitive Systems' WiFi Motion™, utilizes wireless signals to detect motion, offering an innovative motion detection solution. By interpreting disruptions in RF signals transmitted between WiFi devices, WiFi Motion determines movement in a space without the need for additional devices or complex installations. It utilizes artificial intelligence to establish motionless environment benchmarks and learns movement patterns over time, improving accuracy and reducing false alerts. Compared to traditional solutions like closed-circuit television (CCTV) and passive infrared (PIR) sensors, WiFi sensing provides unparalleled accuracy, coverage, privacy, and affordability. Its applications extend to various sectors, including eldercare, smart homes, and commercial properties, presenting a cost-effective and versatile solution for motion sensing and smart device automation.
Home Monitoring Innovation in the Age of COVID-19
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, technology has played a crucial role, with companies in the tech industry stepping up to combat the crisis. Among these, Cognitive Systems has showcased its WiFi Motion technology, providing whole-home awareness by using WiFi signals to sense and decode movement. WiFi Motion turns all connected devices in a home into motion sensors, leveraging the existing wireless network. Using AI algorithms, it establishes a baseline of normal home patterns, allowing it to accurately predict behavior trends based on detected movements. This technology is cost-effective, as it utilizes the increasing number of connected devices in homes. Applications include home monitoring, wellness monitoring, and smart home automation.
Cognitive Systems in The Most Disruptive Canadian Tech – CES 2020
Learn even more about our technology and the benefits of WiFi Motion™ by exploring The Most Disruptive Canadian Tech found at CES 2020, page 36
Episode 256: The Tech Industry Is Growing Up
This week's guest on the Internet of Things podcast is Taj Manku, the CEO of Cognitive Systems. He discusses the firm's technology, which measures disruptions in a home Wi-Fi network to track actions within the home. The technology currently enables ISPs and router makers to provide motion sensing for security, with potential applications for detecting falls or subtle motions like a baby breathing. Manku addresses privacy concerns by explaining how the company handles consumer data and emphasizes the steps taken to prevent even law enforcement from accessing information inside homes.
Download the First Ever Wi-Fi Sensing Whitepaper
This Wi-Fi Sensing Whitepaper provides an overview of the Wi-Fi Sensing technology, classifies the Wi-Fi Sensing use cases and requirements, and identifies the gaps in Wi-Fi standards which would lead to the enhancement of the technology and ease of deployment if those gaps are addressed. Furthermore, the paper shares a Home Monitoring case study as an example application is presented, examining topics related to testing.
Data Overload: Downfall of IoT?
With an estimated 41.6 billion IoT devices by 2025, the challenge lies in deriving meaningful insights from the vast data they generate. AI plays a crucial role in assimilating data, but human involvement is key for value extraction and user experience. Many IoT projects fail due to challenges like analysis paralysis, operational inefficiencies, and a shortage of data science specialists. Cognitive Systems emphasizes a human-centric approach, focusing on user pain points, safety, and security, to ensure a smoother human interaction and successful IoT outcomes.
5 Fun Facts About Cognitive Systems Corp.
We started B2C, we compute on the edge, not just a home security company, turn IoT devices into motion sensors, over 155 patents filed and over 40 granted
Cognitive Systems to Advance Leading-Edge WiFi Motion Technology with Support from the Strategic Innovation Fund
Cognitive Systems Corp. is set to receive a $7.3 million investment from the Canadian government's Strategic Innovation Fund to further develop its WiFi Motion™ technology. The patented technology, when integrated into routers and gateways, monitors wireless signals within existing WiFi environments to alert users of motion, utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) for advanced motion localization and personalized experiences. The investment will be used to enhance the AI engines, develop wellness monitoring features, and optimize energy management in connected homes. The funding supports Cognitive Systems' vision of a fully connected, cognitive smart home.
Waterloo’s Cognitive Systems Sees the Unseeable
Waterloo-based Cognitive Systems Corp has developed software that can detect ripples in radio frequency waves caused by movement, turning connected devices into motion sensors. The technology, known as WiFi Motion, can be used for security, health monitoring, and home automation. Installed on internet routers, it can alert homeowners to movement and adjust heating or lighting according to patterns learned over time. Cognitive Systems recently received a $7.3m investment from the Canadian federal government to support its growth. The technology has privacy features, as it doesn't use live video and offers user control over when it is active.