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Give your Smart Home the information it needs to be smart.
Today, most smart home systems are still guessing. Motion sensors trigger lights even when no one is really using a room. Heating schedules are static. The most essential information is missing:
Which room is currently in use – and by how many people?
The Gate solves this problem by rethinking the door as the central interface of the smart home.
Instead of adding more sensors to ceilings or walls, The Gate replaces only one component: the standard mortise lock. Thanks to the DIN 18251 standard, which has been established for over 100 years, this solution can be installed in almost every German household – rental apartment, old building, or new construction – without drilling, rewiring, or visible hardware.
The Gate precisely differentiates between:
By detecting direction, movement, and interaction at the door itself, it knows when a room is actually being used. This enables truly smart behavior:
On top of that, The Gate introduces a new way of interacting with doors:
The door becomes an interface – not just a barrier.
Inside the lock, The Gate combines multiple sensors:
All components are powered by a large internal battery, allowing a runtime of up to 9 months on a single charge.
Communication is handled via Zigbee, using an ESP32-H2, making the system compatible with existing smart home ecosystems. The Gate does not add more devices to your home. It upgrades what is already there.
The door to truly smart homes is already built. makes it intelligent.
Lights and heating only activate when a room is occupied
A Time-of-Flight sensor to detect movement direction
A gyroscope to read door state and enable low-power modes
Capacitive sensors and vibration motors in the door handle for interaction and feedback