Pre-launch of “Altruist” on Indiegogo

The product is based on a scenario we’ve been working on for over 7 years: research, pilot launches, and testing in the field of civic air quality monitoring in cities. This is not just a new device — it’s the first step toward a smart home ecosystem where there is no place for selling user data. We put your digital freedom first: the ability to use devices without mandatory linkage to Google or Amazon clouds. Additionally, we want to demonstrate how an open source project, supported by just a thousand users, can disrupt an entire surveillance market. We call this project the Altruist open dataset. More details about the kick-start campaign and the open dataset idea based on ‘Altruists’ — in this post.

Meet the product itself — Altruist Air Quality Bundle: Urban & Insight

A smart air monitor for indoors and outdoors: measure urban air pollutants (PM), outdoor noise, bedroom CO₂, and compare temperature and humidity indoors and outdoors. Dive into weather prediction with a barometric pressure sensor. E-Ink display, Wi-Fi, USB-C, no forced clouds, fully compatible with Home Assistant, open to DIY and modding.

💥 Super Early Bird — €149, July–August on Indiegogo (estimated Amazon price — €295, Fall 2025)! Subscribe to our Indiegogo project page to get notified when the campaign launches — and don’t miss your chance to be one of the first 42 backers to receive a 42% discount! Altruist on Indiegogo, join —>

Key benefits of Altruist [Urban & Insight]

Unique features in its device class:

• Dual-module design — for outdoor and indoor use
• Enhanced particulate sensor — SDS011, well-suited for urban conditions
• Outdoor-grade noise sensor for tracking noise pollution
• Barometric pressure sensor — useful for mountainous areas and beyond
• Temperature and humidity compared inside and outside, plus CO₂ sensor in the bedroom
• Opportunity to contribute to an open data bank useful for universities and civic organizations

Open hardware features:

• Local IP interface with full device control
• Full local control of your data - no mandatory cloud
• 3D-printed case - 9 design options, or replicate the case on your friend’s 3D printer using ready-made STL files on GitHub
• Optional open source cloud subscription (for remote backup and data sharing with family, friends, and community)
• Home Assistant integration and ready-to-use automation templates
• Integration with open sensor maps
• 3xO: fully open firmware and open hardware based on RISC-V architecture
• USB-C port for firmware development and updates
• Huge DIY potential: GPIO connectors, I²C bus for additional sensors, firmware and schematics published on GitHub!
• RISC-V ESP-C3 microcontroller also supports Zigbee/Thread on hardware level

Perks (purchase options) for Altruist on Indiegogo

We’ve passed verification on Indiegogo.

Over the past two weeks, we’ve prepared nearly all materials for launching the marketing campaign. Starting next week, we’ll begin gathering a group of early backers for the first product from our team for end users.
More details will be shared early next week on the Robonomics blog.

For now, here are the purchase options (called “perks” on Indiegogo):

1. Featured Perk: Altruist Air Quality Bundle — Early Bird
   1x Urban + 1x Insight

2. Limited Perk: Altruist Air Quality Bundle — Super Early Bird (-42% discount)
   1x Urban + 1x Insight
   Perk is limited to 7 days and only 42 units available

3. Token of Support
   Support the project.
   Names/nicknames of participants will be listed on sensors.social on a special “List of Contributors” page.

4. Family Pack
   1x Urban + 3x Insight.

5. Community Pack
   5x Urban Comes with a pre-configured community map

6. DIY Kit with Additional Sensors
   1x Urban + 1x Insight
   Additional sensors: radiation
   Case modification from us
   Instructions on how to connect extra sensors yourself
   Add-ons (options unlocked after selecting a perk): ASA UV Shield, Power Adapter with Swappable Plugs.

Altruism with long-term practical value!

Together with Altruist, we’ve developed the sensors.social service — an open source cloud for trusted distributed storage of user sensor data.

This is entirely optional, but if you choose to participate, the data from your outdoor sensor will be added to the Altruist Open Data Set for Universities and NGOs over the next 3 years.
Our team’s experience shows that just 15 to 30 Altruists are enough to create a useful dataset for a city with over a million residents.

Thanks to the unique architecture of sensors.social and the Altruist device, this dataset will accumulate valuable artifacts, making Altruists a major source of urban environment quality data.

Indiegogo pre-launch — subscribe now!

Subscribe to our Indiegogo project page to get notified when the campaign launches — and don’t miss your chance to be one of the first 42 backers to receive a 42% discount!

Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/altruist-air-quality-bundle-urban-insight/coming_soon