Pressure Mat Recommendations?

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@cjkeenan

how do the pads listed above compare to force sensing resistors like the one here ?

@velvetfoot

It looks like you'd have to have some skills to make them work.

As @danabw mentioned above, Dan posted a project using the FSRs. It does require some tinkering and knowledge of Arduinos to setup, but it has been one of my wife and Is favorite automations.

[Release] HubDuino Bed Occupancy/Presence Sensors

All, I have been wanting to figure out an automatic way of knowing whether or not my wife and I are in bed or not. This would allow for some additional automations, like automating Hubitat Safety Monitor arming at night, automatic path lighting in the middle of the night, notification of sleep walking, etc... This might also be useful for ensuring children are where they are supposed to be Or for knowing if elderly loved ones are following their normal routine. I have added a new Dev…