Lighthouse Deep Learning Camera Tested

Author: Rob Kilpatrick, Published on Dec 07, 2017

A Silicon Valley startup, Lighthouse, with a Stanford PhD CTO, has released a deep learning AI camera with 3D sensors for just $300.

The company claims "False alerts, gone forever. Really" and more.

We bought one and tested their claims. Inside, we share our findings on:

  • Adult / Child / Animal Detection
  • Facial Recognition
  • Voice Search / Voice AlertSsetup
  • Home / Away Detection
  • Mobile App Usability
  • And More

* ******* ****** *******,**********, **** * ******** *** ***, *** ******** * **** learning ** ****** **** ** ******* *** **** $***.

*** ******* ****** "***** ******, **** *******. ******" *** ****.

** ****** *** *** ****** ***** ******. ******, ** ***** our ******** **:

  • ***** / ***** / ****** *********
  • ****** ***********
  • ***** ****** / ***** ***********
  • **** / **** *********
  • ****** *** *********
  • *** ****

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*******

*******, ********** ********* **** ** *** *****, **** ******* ***** alerts **** ****** ************** *** ****** *********** ***** *** ****** what ***** ********/*** ***** ********* **** ******* *** ****** ** deliver, **** ****** *********** *******.

*******, ***** ****** ****** ** ******* ********* ****** ***** ****** do *** **** (*******, *******) ** **** ** ********* ****** recognitions ***** *** ****** ******** ** ****** ******.

*******, *** ********** *** ** ****** ******* ******** ** **** cloud *******, **** ******* ******* *** ******, ********, *** ******.

Market ******

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** *** ******** ******, ********** **** **** ***** ********* ***************, but ** * ***** ***** ** $*** + $*** *** year ******** ************, ** **** ***** ****** ** ****** ********** income *****. ** *** ***** ****, ***** *** ********* ****** well ** ** *********** *** *** ****** **** **** *** company *** **** ******* ******* **** **** *****.

Key ********

** *** ******* ***** **** ******* ******** ******* **** **********, all ** ***** *** **** ***** ******** ******* *** **** many ********** *********:

  • ****** ********* ********:********** *** ************ **** ** ************* ******* ******, ********, *** pets.
  • ****** *********** ******** (**** *******):***** ****** **** ********* ******** **********, *** **** ****** **** misidentification ** ********** ** ********* ******** *** ****** *** ****** were *******.
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  • ******** **********:********** ************* *******/******** ****** ***** ** *****' *********, **** ** manual ************* ** ****** ******* ********.

***** **** ******* ************, ** ****:

  • "*******" ********* ***** ******:***** ********** ****** ***** *** ****** ***/** ******* **** ******** actions **** *******, *******, ***., ** *** ***** ***** ******** were *** **********, **** **** "******" ******* ********.
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  • ***** **** *******:***** ****** *****/****** ***** ******** **** ***** ** *** ***'* event ****, ******* **** **** ******** ** *** ******** ***** they **** ** ***** ** ********* *** **, ***** *** be *********** ** ********* *** ****** ***** **** *** ****** past.
  • ** ******** ********:***** ** ** *** ** *****, ******, ** **** ******* video *****. *******, ***** ****** **** ***** ** ****** *** loop, ******* ** ** ******** .***.

Pricing

********** *** ** ********* ******** **** *** ************ *** ~$*** USD, ****** ********* *** ********* **** ***. ********** **** ******** a $***/**** ************ ****, *** ********.

**** ******* *************** ****** **** **** ***/******** ******, ********* **** *** **, $*** ******.

Physical ********

********** ** ************* ****** **** **** ********/*** *******, ***** * cylinder/tube **** ****** ***** *" ****, ***** ***** ******** ** the **** *** **:

** ****** *** ******** ******** ** *** ****** ** **** video:

Lighthouse ********* ** *** ** *****

********** ********* ********** **** *** ********** ********* *** ******'* ****** use. ***** ** *****, ** ** *** ** * ******* or ******** ********* ** *** ***.

*** *******, **** ****** **** **** ****** **** ** '***** like ******* *** ** ****' *** **** **** **, ** reality, ** **** ** '*******' ****** *** ** ******** ** often * ***** ****** **** *** *******, ** ***** *****:

**** *** *** ********* ***** ** '*** ****** *** *******', Lighthouse **** **** ** ******* ************ *** ***** ***** ****** are ********** ** *** ****** *** **** ************ **** *** include * *******. *******, ** *** *** ******'* **** ** registered, ******** *** *** ****** ** ********** ***** ************* *** enabled, * ************ **** ** **** **** ***** *******.

Object ***********: *****/*****/*** ***** ********

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********** ********** *** ******** ****** ** * ********* ***** ********* on **** ** **, ***** *****:

Object ************** ******

********** *******, ** *** *** ****** ** *********** *******, **-** incorrect *************** *** ** ***+ ******.

**** ********, *** ****** ****** ***** ******* **** ****** ******, such ** *** ***** ***** **** ** *** ******* *****. Pets **** ************ ****** **** ******, ** ****.

************, ********* ****** ******* **** ********** ** ******, **** ** the ******* **** ***** ****:

Facial ***********

********** ********** ***** ******** ***** ****** ***********, ***** ****** ****** well ** *** *****, **** *** ****** ** ***** *************** (an ******* ****** ********** ** ***** ** **** *****) ** mis-identifications (*** ***** ****** ********** ** *******).

** ******* ***********, ***** *** *** ****** ***** ********** ******** may ** ***** ***** ** ******* ** *********, ***** *****. Note **** ***** ****** ** *** ******* ****** *** *** suggested ******.

Occasional ****** **************

*** ******* ***** ** ****** ************** *** ********** ********** ** recognize ******** ***** **** ****** **** **** *** ****** ** otherwise ********. *** *******, ** *** **** ***** *** ******* is ***** ** ******* ******* *** ****** ****** ******** *** his ****. ****** **** ** ***** *** ********** ** ***** losing ***** ** *** ******'* ***** ******** *** *********** ******** unknown ****** ******.

Voice ******

********** ******** ******* ******** **********, ***** ****** ***** ** ****** for ****** ** *** ** ****** ***** ******* ******* ******* of ****** ** ****** ******** ******** *** ****** ******* ***** controls.

*** ******* ** *** ***** *****, ** *** ***** ****** to ****** *** ***** ** * ******** ****** (***** ** facial ***********) ** * ******** ********* (*********, ***-****).

*** ** **** *******, ** **** ********** ** ***** *** user (***** **** **** "*****") **** ** **** * ******** person.

Natural ******** ***********

******* ******** ** ******* ** **** ** *** ****, **** working **** ******** ******* (******, ********, ****, ****, ****, ****) and **** ******. *********/******** ** ******* ***** **** *******, *******, or ****** ** *** ****, *** ** ******.

Gesture/Action *********** **********

** *** *****, *** **** ******* *********** ***** ****** ******** was ******, ***** *****:

**********'* *** **** *** ****** ** *** * ***** ** trigger * ************ ** ***** ******* *** *** **** ******* / *** *** **** *** ** *****.

********* *** ******* ****** ****** *** ****** *** ** ********** perceiving *** ******** ** *******:

********** **** **** **** ** ******* **** ******* **** **** and *** **** ******* *****, *** *** *** **** * timeline.

Reliable ********* ***/****** **********

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Test **********

*** ********* ******** ******* *** **** ** **** ****:

  • ******* *.*.***

Comments (13)

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | 12/07/17 09:39pm

********** *** ********* ** **** ***** ******** ***** ****** ********/***** with *** ********** ******:

  • ***** ******** ** ********* **'** ** ********* ***** **** ****.
  • **'** **** **** **** ******* ******* ** ******** *** ******* triggering ****** - **'** ******* ** * *** **** ****** be ******** *******.
  • ******* *** ******* ****'* ***** ******** ***. ** ***** ******** to **** ***** ** ****** *** ****'* ***** *** *****. It's ** *** **** **** **** ******* ** ******.

Undisclosed #1

12/07/17 11:50pm

* ***’* **** ** **’* *** ***** **** ** **** but ** ***** **** * *** ** “******* ******” ***** on *****...

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Patrick Hart

12/08/17 12:46am

* **** **** ****** *** ***** **** *** ******** ** accurate ***** ********* ** ** **** ******** ****** *****. **** is *** ***** **** ** *** ***** *********.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Patrick Hart | 12/13/17 10:41am

* **** **** ****** *** ***** **** *** ******** ** accurate ***** ********* ** ** **** ******** ****** *****.

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Abdelhamid Metwally

IPVMU Certified | 12/08/17 04:47am

*** ***** *** * ********** ******* **** *** *** *** support?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Abdelhamid Metwally | 12/13/17 03:14am

**********, ********** ******** ** **** ********:

** *** ********** * *** ** ************* *** ******* ********* in *** ********** *****. * ***'* ******* *** ** ***** ones **** ** *****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

12/08/17 08:03am

* ** *********** ** *** *** *********** ** ******* *****. If **** *** ****** ** ******* ** ***** ** *** camera ** ** **** .... *** ***** ** **** **** test ** ****** **** **** * -** ****** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 12/08/17 09:10am

*** ***** ** **** **** **** ** ****** **** **** 5 -** ****** ******.

**, ********** ** ******* *** ********** ******** *** ******** *** home ******** ***** * - ** ****** ****** ***** ** atypical.

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* ******** *****. **** ******** *****, ********** ** *********, **** notable ****** **** ******** ******, *******, ****, ***. **** ** there ** **** *** ** ** ******.

Itamar Kerbel

12/10/17 07:42am

**** ** *** ******** **** *** ****** **** ******** ****?

**** ** **** **** - **** ** ** ****** **** camera, *****?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | In reply to Itamar Kerbel | 12/12/17 09:16pm

**** ** *** ******** **** *** ****** **** ******** ****?

** *** *****, *** ****** ***** ***** *********** ** ** a ****** (**** **** ****** ** ****) ** ~**'.

**** ** **** **** - **** ** ** ****** **** camera, *****?

*******, **** ** ** ****** **** ******.

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | 12/14/17 12:45am

******-

"********** ********* ** *** ** *****" ****** ******* ** ********** represent * "*** ****" *** * "***** ****" ************.

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*** ******** "***** ****" ***** *** ***** * ******* ** an ***** *** *** ******* ** * ******* ** *** push ************.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

02/22/18 05:09pm

**** *** ********** **** ************* ***** *** **** ** ****** placement?

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Rob Kilpatrick

IPVM | IPVMU Certified | 02/22/18 05:29pm

********** **********, *** **** *******, ******* **** ****** ** * well-lit ***** **** * **** ****** ** *******, *** **** no ******* ******** *** ******'* ***** ** **** *** ** least * ****.

************* "********** ****".

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