NoviSense Touch hides behind drywall, wood, glass, tile, stone, acrylic, or countertops — turning the surface itself into the control for lights, scenes, blinds, music, and more. No visible faceplate. No required cloud account. No subscription.
No magic, no tricks, no edited footage. Just a working prototype, four layers of standard drywall stacked into a ~60mm test slab, and a screen showing touch events register in real time with audio confirming each zone. Tested, retested, and refined until the sensing behavior was reliable enough to keep moving toward production.
A single sealed board behind the surface — capacitive sensing, an ESP32-S3, and environmental sensors. Drag to take it apart and put it back together.
The device is hidden under the stone — only three faint rings mark the zones. Give one a tap.
Plastic faceplates on every wall. Cloud accounts you didn't want. Subscriptions for things that should just work. Proprietary controllers that lock you into one ecosystem. Most smart switches ask you to give up something to get something — and the trade is rarely worth it.
Mount NoviSense Touch behind drywall, wood, glass, tile, stone, acrylic, or composite panels. Tap or hold to control lights, scenes, blinds, music, or other smart home actions. No buttons, no faceplate, no visible hardware — just the surface you already touch every day.
Install under a countertop lip, island, or backsplash to control under-cabinet lights, pendants, toe-kick lighting, or kitchen scenes — with no visible controls breaking the stone or millwork.
Place NoviSense Touch behind a non-conductive (non-metal) mirror to control vanity, accent, or exhaust functions. The mirror stays the mirror — and quietly becomes the switch.
For hotels, boutique inns, high-end rentals, and architect-led builds, NoviSense Touch lets the architecture speak while guests still get intuitive control.
Keep NoviSense completely hidden behind the surface, or make the interaction points visible when it suits the space.
Use the included template and vinyl zone markers to identify each touch area, or drill small openings to let the controllable LEDs shine through.
A starter set of finishes will be available at Kickstarter launch, with additional finishes added as production scales.
NoviSense Touch is being built around a Matter-ready path and MQTT support for local integration. The goal is compatibility with major smart home platforms and advanced systems like Home Assistant, Node-RED, and custom automation setups — without a proprietary hub, required cloud account, or subscription.
The setup portal runs on the device itself. Touch events stay local. There's no telemetry, no analytics, no required cloud account, and no subscription. If your internet goes down — or if a cloud service shuts down five years from now — NoviSense Touch keeps working.
Scan the included QR code or enter the local setup address in your browser to launch a simple guided commissioning portal. Configure zones, triggers, Wi-Fi, MQTT, Matter-ready setup, and feedback options without installing an app.
I'm Alesandro — an Electrical Foreman with over a decade in construction. I've watched countless beautiful homes get finished with stunning countertops, custom millwork, and considered architectural details, only to have an ugly plastic faceplate or a clunky remote bolted onto the wall at the end. NoviSense Touch is the obvious answer to that problem: a device you hide behind the finish material so the design stays intact, designed to connect with modern smart home systems without locking you into anyone's ecosystem.
Where things stand today: the prototype works. Through-material detection is verified up to 60mm across multiple substrates, the firmware includes Matter commissioning testing and MQTT integration, and the configuration portal runs locally on the device. After a successful Kickstarter, the next steps are final production validation, formal Matter certification, and FCC / ISED radio compliance for the US and Canada.
| Hardware | |
| Sensing | Multi-zone capacitive sensing, 3 independent zones, through-material |
| Microcontroller | ESP32-S3 (dual-core, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth LE) |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n + Bluetooth LE |
| Power | USB-C, 5V |
| Environmental Sensing | Onboard temperature + humidity |
| Enclosure Size | 170 × 60 × 30 mm |
| Sensing & Materials | |
| Validated Sensing Depth | Up to 60 mm through supported non-conductive material stacks 1 |
| Validated Materials | Drywall, wood/veneer, acrylic, glass, stone/quartz/granite, ceramic tile, non-metal mirror, and composite countertop materials |
| Will Not Work Through | Metal, foil-backed wallpaper, or conductive backers behind the finish material |
| Software & Integration | |
| Smart Home Protocols | Matter-ready firmware path + MQTT 2 |
| Interactions | Short tap and long touch, per zone 3 |
| Firmware Updates | Free OTA, included for the life of the device |
| Setup | Browser-based local portal — no app, no account, no cloud required |
1Final rated sensing performance will depend on production validation and material compatibility testing. A finalized compatibility table is planned before shipping.
2Formal Matter certification is planned after crowdfunding and production validation.
3Double tap, multi-zone actions, and swipe-style interactions are part of the firmware roadmap and planned through free OTA updates.
Yes. Mount the device behind your chosen surface with the adhesive gasket or screws, power it with USB-C, join its Wi-Fi setup network, open the embedded web portal, and run the calibration wizard.
Yes, through supported non-conductive materials. The team has validated common drywall, wood, acrylic, glass, stone/quartz/granite, ceramic tile, non-metal mirror, and composite countertop installs, with a final compatibility table planned before shipping.
No. The sensing field is electrostatic, and metal blocks it. Avoid metal, foil-backed wallpaper, and conductive backing materials between the sensor and the touch surface.
The launch experience is designed around short tap and long touch per zone. Double-tap, multi-zone actions, and swipe-style interactions are part of the broader firmware roadmap.
No dedicated app is required. Setup runs through a browser-based portal hosted by the device, and daily control happens through your existing smart-home platform.
Yes. NoviSense Touch is designed with hospitality, custom cabinetry, rentals, restaurants, and architectural installations in mind, especially where visible switches undermine the design.
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