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Josh.ai
American artificial intelligence company From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josh.ai is an American artificial intelligence company known for developing the voice-controlled home automation system known as Josh.[2] The company was founded in 2015 by Tim Gill and Alex Capecelatro.[3][4] It is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.[5]
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Prior to founding Josh.ai, Tim Gill was the founder of Quark, Inc. and the Gill Foundation.[6] Co-founder Alex Capecelatro was previously a biomedical and rocket science researcher and co-founder of the social networking site At The Pool.[7]
Gill and Capecelatro founded Josh.ai in March 2015 and shipped its first product in 2016.[8] The company was originally known as JStar.[9] During its first year, the company focused on developing AI voice assistant software available through the Apple Mac Mini.[10] Its products were initially sold through CEDIA Integrators.[11] In 2016, Josh.ai became the first CEDIA-channel brand to integrate its services with Google Home.[12] Josh.ai also tested software for new voices and Sonos control for the Amazon Echo in 2016.[13][14]
In 2017, Josh.ai released its first hardware product, the Josh Micro.[15]
Josh.ai partnered with Atlona to integrate its voice control technology with Atlona's whole-home AV systems in 2018.[16][17][18] At the 2018 CEDIA Expo, Josh.ai introduced the Josh 3.0 app's new learning and automation features for security, energy management, and control of entertainment devices.[19][20]
In 2019 Josh.ai collaborated with Sonance to integrate Josh’s voice control with Sonance’s DSP amplifiers. Josh.ai also partnered with Trufig to release an in-wall mount for the Josh Micro product.[21][22] In the same year, Josh.ai also provided voice control for Barco Residential,[23] Sony,[24] and AudioControl’s entertainment devices and systems.[25]
In 2020, Josh.ai released the Josh Nano and Josh Core, which were home automation systems that used hard-wired connections and were composed of rack-based hardware components.[4]
Josh.ai collaborated with Crestron Electronics in 2021 to release the first voice control solution for the Crestron Home smart home system.[26] Josh.ai also partnered with IHG Hotels & Resorts to provide voice-controlled smart room features at the Kimpton Rowan hotel in Palm Springs, California.[27]
In August 2021, Lutron Electronics unveiled the Josh.ai ready wallplate integrated voice control keypad, which integrates the Josh.ai Nano voice control module into a control keypad.[28][29][30]
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