Honghao Deng, a computational designer who is the company's CEO, and cofounder Jiani Zeng created a wireless sensor that uses body heat to infer anonymous activity on how space is being used. They launched the company as a spinout of MIT Media Lab in 2019. Butlr's patented technology is now being deployed for fall detection in senior living facilities and to help people age in place.

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