Price is good, but non local = bad
I agree with you, but I'm not aware of any local off the shelf solutions. You'd need to build something unfortunately.
Thank you
A note too, do NOT use pressure mats. They are not designed to have pressure for hours at a time. Unless you get an industrial quality one (expensive) it will break when you lay on it for 8 hours or from certain bedroom activities 
I didn’t find pressure matts sensitive enough unless placed just under the sheets which is totally unacceptable.
The withings sensors I use only connect the HE via ifttt but are reliable
Andy
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Ithank you
Withings does have an API that even lets you subscribe to "push" notifications for sleep start/stop. I don't think anyone built an integration yet (I plan to when I eventually buy one) but should be doable.
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I guess I’ll wait then. I plan on using it for light automation and I fear it may be too slow
Are you still down to help a noob do this. I’m completely lost, even trying to read about it.
Thanks in advanced
Just a thought: have you considered attaching a Zigbee/Z-Wave scale to the bed somehow? It seems like it'd be easy enough to detect the added weight.
On average about 5 seconds for me
Andy
I haven’t thx
You should take a look at this thread:
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Thx, too long 
I saw that but I don’t get it..it’s a raspberry pi, connected to a board, connected to that sensor? So the sensor is wired to the pi?
There is no Raspberry Pi involved in the HubDuino solution. Just an inexpensive NodeMCU ESP8266 (or similar.) These can be picked up for under $10, and 1 NodeMCU can handle 2 sensors easily. The ESP8266 communicates via WiFi/LAN to the Hubitat hub.
The hardest part with this custom solution is getting the Force Sensitive Resistor (FSR) strips positioned correctly to accurately track bed occupancy. This is very much a trial and error process, and may not work for everyone's unique situation.
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Then I have to”program”the Adriano some how? Like ssh into it? Thank you
You program the Arduino compatible microcontroller using the free Arduino IDE on any Windows, MAC OS, or Linux computer via USB.
If you've never done any Arduino programming, or microelectronics projects, this DIY Bed Presence might not be a good first project. It can be very frustrating trying to get it working reliably (electromechanically) and getting all of the software setup and working properly is not trivial if you're not familiar with C/C++ programming.
I am no longer using my own DIY solution as we changed our bed from a traditional queen to a split king bed, with power adjustable bases. Bed occupancy was interesting as a project, but I have put it on the back burner for now.
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Honestly, I ditched my bed sensors for the WiThings sleep pad. Works 100% of the time via IFTTT (5 second delay or so).
It’s not local, but it’s also not a critical automation, and it works. Wish I had more time to see if there’s a way to make it work locally.
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I wanted to do something with my lights. If bedroom door opens turn on light depending on bed occupancy. I’d need local for that, or I def would
Edit: wouldn’t the ability to use it locally be Very very low. I’d imagine it’s value would go up 4x to $3-400. There’s Nothing local like it
