Butlr Technologies
Butlr Technologies is an American technology company based in San Francisco, California..[1][2] It was founded by Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng in 2019.[1] Butlr Technologies provides software and hardware for gathering spatial intelligence.[1] It also manufactures wireless sensors that use body heat to track location occupancy data and body movement.[3][4]
History
[edit]Butlr was founded by San Francisco-based engineers Honghao Deng and Jiani Zeng in 2019 as a spinoff of MIT Media Lab.[2]
During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Butlr retooled its technology by adding software features such as maximum occupancy and queue management to help businesses comply with pandemic-related restrictions.[5]
Deng and Zeng were named to 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 List in the Manufacturing & Industry category for their work with Butlr.[6]
In November 2022, Butlr announced a partnership with real estate technology company Propstack to provide occupancy sensing technology for commercial real estate projects in India.[7] Butlr was named one of the World Economic Forum’s Technology Pioneers of 2022.[8][9][10][11]
In 2022, Butlr also announced a marketing partnership with GP Pro, a division of Georgia-Pacific.[12]Butlr also collaborated with Carrier Global Corporation to embed its technology into Carrier’s cloud-based digital platform Abound.[13][14]
In 2023, Butlr announced the Heatic 2, the latest edition of its mountable wireless sensor.[1][15][16]
The World Economic Forum also selected Butlr for its Yes San Francisco program, which was created to revitalize the city’s business district.[15]
In 2024, Butlr began providing heat sensor technology and an artificial intelligence query tool named Butlr Care GPT to healthcare companies through its Butlr Care brand.[17][18] Butlr also won the Sustainability Award at the 2024 Core 77 Design Awards.[19]
Butler has an additional office in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
References
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- ^ Wiggers, Kyle (2022-07-26). "Butlr lands new cash to put people-detecting sensors in the office". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "This startup reworked its privacy-friendly sensors to help battle COVID-19". TechCrunch. 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "2022 Forbes 30 Under 30: Honghao Deng MDes '18". Harvard GSD Alumni & Friends. 2021-12-16. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Butlr Technologies, Propstack form alliance for occupancy sensing in India". The Economic Times. 2022-11-08. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Carrier invests in three innovative start-ups". Cooling Post. 2022-09-15. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Meet the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers of 2022". weforum.org. May 10, 2022.
- ^ "Butlr among World Economic Forum's 2022 Technology Pioneers". MIT Media Lab. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Butlr raises $20M for AIoT body heat occupancy sensing technology". Buildings. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "GP PRO and Butlr Partner on Restroom-maintenance Solution". Facility Executive Magazine. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "World's first anonymous people-sensing platform snaps $20M to make buildings intelligent — TFN". Tech Funding News. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Meet 'Butlr,' An AIoT-Based Anonymous Real-Time Spatial Intelligence Platform To Estimate Office Occupancy". MarkTechPost. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ a b "This company uses sensors and data to design more effective offices". Fast Company. March 19, 2024.
- ^ "'AIoT' startup Butlr raises funding from Qualcomm, launches new wireless sensor". SiliconANGLE. 2023-03-22. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Butlr expands privacy-driven heat sensor technology to healthcare". Facilities Dive. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "Sensor system, enhanced by AI, now predicts falls, analyzes use of spaces better". McKnight's Senior Living. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "The Media Lab at the 2024 Core77 Design Awards". MIT Media Lab. Retrieved 2024-09-22.