Most voice assistants work best when everything in the house comes from the same company. Real homes don't work that way. The best lighting might come from one brand, the shades from another, the music from a third. The question is how to make all of it feel like one system.
That's where Josh.ai comes in.
What Josh.ai is
Josh.ai is a voice and control platform built for custom smart homes. You talk to your house the way you'd talk to a person, and it answers by adjusting lights, shades, music, TV and climate across the brands you already have.
It's also built with privacy in mind. Josh.ai doesn't sell your data, which matters when there are microphones in your living room.
Choose the right brand for each job
The biggest advantage is freedom. Instead of picking one company and living with whatever it makes, we can choose what works best in each part of your home:
Lighting and shades from Lutron, with engraved keypads and motorized shades. See lighting and shades.
Music from Sonos or Bluesound. See our post on whole-home audio.
TV and video in the family room or theater. See music and TV.
Josh.ai ties them together so you don't have to remember which brand runs what. You just say what you want.
Talk to it like a person
You don't need exact commands. A few examples:
"Turn on the kitchen lights and play jazz in the living room."
"Close the shades in the bedroom."
"Dim the lights for a movie."
"Goodnight." Lights off, shades down, music off throughout the house.
The same scenes you use by voice also live on keypads, remotes and the app, so guests and family can run the house the way they're most comfortable.
Voice plus a control system
Josh.ai works on its own or alongside a full control system. As an authorized Savant dealer, and with hands-on experience across Control4, Crestron and Lutron, we decide with you whether voice is the main way you run the house or one option among several.
How we design it
Consultation. We learn how you use each room and which brands you already have.
System plan. We choose the products for each job and decide where microphones and keypads go.
Pre-wire. On new construction or a remodel, we run the wiring before the walls close.
Installation and programming. We set up rooms, scenes and the phrases your family will actually use.
Training. We show everyone how to use it, then fine-tune it as you live with it.
Start with a free design consultation
Homi Home Automation is based in Sherman Oaks and designs smart homes across the San Fernando Valley and the Westside. We work with you, your builder and your designer so the technology fits how you live and disappears into the room.
