About
Why we're building this.
A fall at home, alone, with no way to call for help, is one of the quietest and most common ways an older person's independence ends. The tools that could catch it have existed for a while. The reason they're not in more homes usually comes down to dignity.
What we believe
You shouldn't have to trade privacy for safety.
People resist a pendant because it's a label that says "old and at risk," worn around the neck all day. They resist a camera because it turns a home into something watched. Both are reasonable. Both leave the actual problem — a fall no one finds out about — unsolved.
We started EMOTE4D to remove the trade-off rather than ask people to accept it. A camera makes the detection possible; refusing to keep the picture is what makes it something you'd allow in a bedroom. The whole design follows from holding both of those at once.
The team
A small team, working on one thing.
- Yash Darji Founder & CEO
- Meet Patel Co-founder
- Bhavesh Patel Advisor
Where things stand
Pre-launch, and saying so.
EMOTE4D hasn't shipped yet. We're heading into a pilot in 2026 in Neepawa and Brandon, Manitoba, because that's where we can be close enough to install the devices ourselves and learn from real homes and care settings. We'd rather grow from one place we understand than claim a reach we don't have.
Families, care facilities, and anyone who cares about this problem — join the waitlist below and we'll keep you posted as the pilot takes shape.
- Stage
- Pre-launch. Nothing has shipped yet.
- Pilot
- 2026, starting in Neepawa and Brandon, Manitoba.
- Hardware
- Raspberry Pi 5 with a Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3.
- Processing
- On the device. No image is ever stored or transmitted.
The pilot
We're starting in Manitoba.
EMOTE4D is pre-launch. The pilot begins in 2026 in Neepawa and Brandon. Join the waitlist and we'll be in touch — or write to us on the contact page.
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