Logitech has introduced a workplace occupancy and environment sensor, the Logitech Spot.

Spot detects space occupancy to automate meeting room reservations and monitors environmental conditions to give suggestions to assist companies improve workplace wellbeing and reduce energy costs.

Office air with high levels of carbon dioxide levels and pollutants such as dust, aerosols and perfume have been linked to lower cognitive function, illness and absenteeism according to Berkley and Harvard studies.

“Businesses know that invisible productivity and energy killers exist, but seeing the actual numbers can be alarming,” Logitech chief operating officer and general manager Prakash Arunkundrum says.

“Logitech Spot solves the mystery of the number of people using spaces, the quality of the air they’re breathing and environmental factors that can impact energy consumption–arming businesses with the information they need to address these unseen barriers.”

The sensor data is fed into Logitech Sync management portal for IT teams to see individual room performance or a snapshot across all rooms. Sync then calculates room health and energy scores with specific suggestions, such as using a fan or reducing the number of people in the room when airflow is at less than optimal levels.

The presence detector uses radars to tell if the room is occupied and it automatically books and releases rooms.

Spot integrates with workspace management capabilities in Microsoft Places and Microsoft Teams, as well as Appspace, Metrikus, Samsung Smart Things Pro, Zoom Workspace Reservation and Logitech Room Booking.

Companies can also access the raw sensor data through Sync APIs to incorporate room health insights and energy efficiency benefits into their existing ecosystems.

Logitech’s Spot sensing capabilities are also embedded within Rally Board 65, a portable conferencing solution with an interactive 65” display that can roll in and out of spaces or mounted to the wall.