The Apollo Automation team recently had an incredible opportunity to visit the Homey headquarters in Enschede, Netherlands, during our European adventure at IFA Berlin 2025. As proud Works with Homey partners, this visit reinforced our commitment to bringing advanced smart home sensors to the European market through seamless platform integration.
Apollo Automation and Homey: A Perfect Partnership
Our partnership with Homey represents everything we believe in at Apollo Automation: local control, user privacy, and seamless smart home integration. As an official Works with Homey partner, we've worked closely with the Homey team to ensure our sensors integrate flawlessly with their platform, giving European users powerful automation possibilities without relying on cloud services.
The visit to Homey's beautiful campus in Enschede was incredibly inspiring. Meeting with Mathijs van der Meer and the entire Homey team face-to-face allowed us to discuss future collaborations and see firsthand how their user-friendly approach to smart home automation complements our precision sensor technology.
Apollo Sensors Featured in Homey's Best Buy Guides
We're thrilled that several Apollo Automation sensors have earned spots in Homey's official best buy guides, showcasing our commitment to quality and reliability:
AIR-1 Air Quality Sensor
The Apollo AIR-1 has become a standout choice for European smart home enthusiasts looking for comprehensive air quality monitoring. This compact powerhouse tracks an extensive range of metrics including particulate matter (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10), VOC, and NOx levels, plus temperature, humidity, and barometric pressure.
What makes the AIR-1 special is its modular design. Users can add a high-precision SCD40 sensor for CO2 monitoring or install a gas detection module for carbon monoxide, ethanol, hydrogen, nitrogen dioxide, ammonia, and methane detection. The integrated RGB matrix provides immediate visual feedback, and Wi-Fi connectivity ensures seamless Homey integration while maintaining completely local operation.
MSR-2 mmWave Presence Sensor
The Apollo MSR-2 has earned recognition as an exceptionally reliable presence detection solution. Its 24GHz mmWave radar technology excels at detecting micro-movements, providing rock-solid presence detection for Homey automation flows.
Beyond presence detection, the MSR-2 includes temperature, humidity, air pressure, and ambient light sensors, with optional CO2 sensing capabilities. This multi-sensor approach makes it incredibly efficient for comprehensive room monitoring. The radar's distance and speed measurements enable sophisticated zone-based automations through Homey flows.
MTR-1 Multi-Target Radar
The Apollo MTR-1 brings professional-grade multi-target tracking to residential smart homes. Capable of simultaneously tracking up to three people across three configurable 3D zones, the MTR-1 enables sophisticated occupancy-based automations through Homey.
Each detection zone appears as a separate motion sensor in Homey, providing detailed target coordinates, distance, speed, and occupancy data. Combined with the same environmental sensors as the MSR-2, the MTR-1 offers comprehensive room intelligence in a single compact device.
Homey Pro Mini: Now Available in the UK!
We're excited to announce that the Homey Pro Mini is back in stock and now available for purchase in the UK through our Apollo Automation store! The Homey Pro Mini offers the perfect entry point into the Homey ecosystem for UK smart home enthusiasts.
The Homey Pro Mini brings Homey's intuitive automation platform to a compact, affordable package, supporting hundreds of smart home brands and protocols including Zigbee, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. For Apollo sensor users, the Homey Pro Mini provides seamless integration with all our devices through the official Apollo Automation app.
Shop Homey Pro Mini - Now Available in the UK
Seamless Integration Through the Apollo Automation App
Apollo sensors integrate with Homey through our official Apollo Automation app, available in the Homey Community App Store. This integration ensures that all sensor capabilities, from basic presence detection to advanced environmental monitoring, are fully accessible within Homey's flow-based automation system.
The app provides:
- Real-time sensor data updates
- Configurable detection zones for radar sensors
- Environmental threshold triggers for automation
- Visual status indicators and alerts
- Complete local operation without cloud dependencies
Why Choose Apollo + Homey for European Smart Homes
The combination of Apollo sensors and Homey platform creates powerful smart home possibilities:
Local Control: Both Apollo sensors and Homey operate entirely locally, ensuring your smart home data stays private and secure.
No Subscriptions: Unlike cloud-based alternatives, Apollo sensors with Homey require no ongoing subscription fees or cloud services.
Open Integration: Our sensors work seamlessly with Homey's extensive device ecosystem, enabling complex automations across hundreds of smart home brands.
European Focus: With improved EU shipping and support, plus local availability of Homey Pro Mini in the UK, European users can easily access our complete smart home solution.
The Future of Apollo and Homey Partnership
Our visit to Enschede reinforced our commitment to the European smart home market. The partnerships and connections established during our trip will lead to:
- Faster, more affordable shipping across the EU
- Enhanced local support for European users
- Continued platform integration improvements
- Community-driven development based on European user feedback
Connect with Apollo Automation
Ready to experience Apollo sensors with Homey? Explore our complete integration:
- Apollo Automation Store: apolloautomation.com
- Works with Homey Partnership: Official Partnership Page
- Homey Community App: Apollo Automation App
- GitHub: Open-source firmware and hardware
- Wiki: Comprehensive integration guides
The Apollo Automation team builds high-performance, compact smart home sensors, with a commitment to open-source support, local control, and seamless platform integration. Our partnership with Homey brings advanced sensor technology to European smart homes through intuitive, privacy-first automation.
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