Insights Routbox · Notes from the studio
Notes from the studio.
Short essays on the engineering decisions behind Routbox. Architecture choices, market structure, and the boring foundations that keep our products calm.
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Why local-first matters in building automation
Cloud-only building controls fail the day the cell tower goes down. Here's why we run the runtime at the edge.
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The Missing Middle: small commercial buildings deserve real automation
Buildings between 5,000 and 50,000 square feet are too small for Siemens and too complex for a smart thermostat. Cynact is built for that gap.
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How we built presence detection without cameras
Camera-based occupancy is a privacy minefield. We use mmWave radar, BLE, and signal-aware mid-fusion to know when a room is occupied — without recording who's in it.
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