So Smart Robotics
A So Smart Apps venture

The home-data foundation for eldercare robots.

Care robots are coming to the home. Before they can safely help someone age in place, they have to understand real homes — not lab mockups. So Smart Robotics builds that foundation: privacy-first, consented capture of the homes people actually live in.

Why this matters

Most older adults want to stay in their own homes. The robots and AI being built to help them are only as capable as the real-world data behind them — and almost no one is capturing the homes where aging actually happens, with the mobility aids, layouts, and daily care tasks that make those homes unique. That gap is what we close.

One respectful home visit, three outcomes

A trained visitor uses a single device to capture what's needed — with consent at the center.

FOR FAMILIES

A real fall-risk assessment

A 3D scan and structured safety review that flags hazards before they cause a fall.

FOR CARE PARTNERS

Aging-in-place insight

Accessibility and home-readiness data that helps agencies and care teams plan ahead.

FOR THE FUTURE

Safer care robots

De-identified data that teaches care robots to work safely in real, lived-in homes.

Privacy is the product, not an afterthought

Capturing inside someone's home — especially an older or vulnerable person's home — demands more, not less. We build to that standard.

  • Consent first, every time — and we stop the moment someone objects.
  • Faces and voices redacted on the device before anything is stored.
  • Data minimization and de-identification to recognized health-data standards.
  • For people who can't consent themselves, we work through a legal representative and still seek their assent.

The vision

A future where a capable care robot is affordable enough that any older person who wants to stay home, can — supported, safe, and with dignity. We're building the groundwork that makes those robots actually work.

Partner with us

Home-health agencies, area agencies on aging, PT/OT clinics, assisted-living operators, and families interested in a pilot — we'd love to hear from you.