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Density Unveils Self-Installable Sensor for Real-Time People Count

New sensor Waffle cuts install time down to seconds

original Density's new self-installable sensor Waffle makes counting people in phone booths, meeting rooms and flex spaces possible in minutes, not months. Waffle can count individuals and group meetings anonymously and in real time, making it ideal for the workplace and other environments where people expect privacy. The first plug-in sensor of its kind, Waffle can operate in real-time indefinitely, unlike battery-powered sensors whose capabilities are purposely limited to preserve power. (Photo: Business Wire)

Density's new self-installable sensor Waffle makes counting people in phone booths, meeting rooms and flex spaces possible in minutes, not months. Waffle can count individuals and group meetings anonymously and in real time, making it ideal for the workplace and other environments where people expect privacy. The first plug-in sensor of its kind, Waffle can operate in real-time indefinitely, unlike battery-powered sensors whose capabilities are purposely limited to preserve power. (Photo: Business Wire)

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Density, the leader in workplace analytics, today introduced its new sensor Waffle, a self-installable radar sensor that makes counting people anonymously in phone booths, meeting rooms and flex spaces possible in minutes, not months. At $149 per device, Waffle cuts the cost of measuring the average meeting room by 84%.

The new sensor is small (3.25” x 3.25”) and does not require professional installation - it can be mounted on a wall, under a TV, on a credenza or on another piece of furniture by anyone, no ladders required. The amount of time required to start counting people with Waffle is a nearly one thousand-fold improvement from other sensors.

At launch, Waffle provides "capped count" of 0, 1, 2, and 3+. Customers can instantly and anonymously measure binary occupancy, 1-1s, and group meetings in real-time, making it ideal for the workplace and other environments where people expect privacy.

The first plug-in sensor of its kind, Waffle can operate in real-time indefinitely, unlike battery-powered sensors that are incapable of real-time applications due to their need to preserve power.

  • Waffle measures phone booths, meeting rooms and flex spaces up to 15x20 square feet.
  • Shows if a space is free or in use and whether it’s used by one, two or more than three people.
  • $149 per device + $95 per year for software and API access to Waffle data.
  • Available for online purchase in January 2025; now taking reservations.

"99% of human buildings are unmeasured,” added Density CEO Andrew Farah. “We use guesswork to build and iterate on our cities and infrastructure. To have a chance of making the three trillion square feet of buildings worldwide more efficient and fit for actual human use, we need to make people measurement anonymous, inexpensive and self-installable. Waffle is an important step into that future."

Real time and historical insights

Waffle works within Density’s software ecosystem of Density Atlas, Live and API to support:

  • Real-time space availability and wayfinding through Density Live, a map of available spaces and the fastest route to get there.
  • Occupancy planning to determine how a space can be optimally allocated to teams while preserving access to amenities and meeting rooms.
  • Workplace analytics that help companies understand how their spaces actually get used to inform better employee experience and space design.

About Density

Density builds sensors and software that help companies understand how people use their spaces. Companies from Fortune 500s to high growth innovators use our insights to unlock a better experience for their employees and higher ROI on every square foot. Learn more on density.io.

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