What is Heatic™ Technology?

All it senses is heat. It’s that simple.

Heatic™ technology embodies Butlr’s belief that privacy is a fundamental human right. By combining artificial intelligence with body heat sensing, Heatic™ enables precise spatial understanding without compromising privacy. Butlr’s patented, wireless, palm-sized sensors mount seamlessly to walls or ceilings and are purposefully designed to be incapable of capturing personally identifiable information. This ensures that spaces can be understood anonymously while protecting individual privacy.

Powered by machine learning, Heatic™ sensors provide real-time and historical insights into activity, occupancy, indoor location, and body posture, and in data centers, the surface temperature of equipment and power connections. These insights help create environments that are safer, more comfortable, and energy-efficient. By making buildings “people-aware,” Heatic™ offers a baseline of real occupancy data to optimize operations and improve human experiences.

Butlr’s technology is trusted by leading organizations in hospitality, senior living, healthcare, commercial real estate, retail, and public transportation. These companies leverage Heatic™ insights to reduce carbon footprints, optimize space utilization, enhance user experiences, and improve safety.

Anonymous—Not “Anonymized”

Heatic™ technology fundamentally differs from traditional sensing solutions by using low-resolution, non-RGB thermal data. Unlike cameras, which capture millions of pixels per frame and introduce significant privacy concerns, Heatic™ is private by design—engineered from the hardware level to avoid sensitive data collection.

Additionally, Heatic™ technology surpasses passive infrared (PIR) motion sensors by detecting motionless people. For example, whether someone is quietly reading or sitting in a stationary position, Heatic™ ensures accurate detection, reducing false negatives and improving reliability.

Scaling Heatic™ Technology

Buildings are the largest user interface in the world, with over 7 billion daily active users. However, most lack the sensing infrastructure to realize their full potential. Butlr positions itself as the foundational hub of building intelligence, transforming spaces to respond to human needs in real time.

By applying Heatic™ technology at scale, Butlr empowers architectural design and daily operations to drive efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance user experiences. As buildings become smarter, they pave the way for a greener and more intelligent future, with Butlr serving as the enabler of this transformation.

The same principle extends to critical infrastructure. In a data center, heat is often the first sign that a power connection is loosening or a rack is overloaded. Continuous thermal sensing covers the year between annual infrared inspections.