Josh.ai brings natural, conversational voice control to every room in your home — no rigid command phrases required. Because processing happens locally rather than in the cloud, Josh responds in a fraction of a second and keeps your conversations private. From dimming the lights to closing the shades and cueing up your favorite playlist, one simple sentence is all it takes.
Number of rooms. Each Josh Micro or Nano covers a space; coverage scales with the house.
Existing integration. Josh needs a system to command. If Control4 and lighting are already installed, adding voice is straightforward. If not, that groundwork comes first.
Privacy hardware. Josh local processing options cost more than cloud-only voice assistants, and for most of our clients that is the point.
Two reasons, and the second is the real one.
It understands natural sentences. “Turn off the lights and close the shades in here” works as one instruction rather than two rigid commands.
It is not built on advertising. Alexa and Google Assistant exist inside businesses that monetize what they learn about you. Josh.ai is sold to the customer, processes locally where possible, and does not build a profile to sell. On an estate where privacy is part of what you are paying for, that distinction matters.
Does it work without internet?
Local processing handles core commands offline. Cloud services like streaming naturally need a connection.
Can it control everything?
Anything integrated into your Control4 system — lighting, shades, audio, climate, gates.
Is it always listening?
It listens for its wake word, with hardware mute controls. Local processing means far less leaves the house than with cloud assistants.