Your Plants Don't Need the Internet.
NIH-01 was designed from the ground up to work without a network connection. All intelligence — sensing, inference, and voice — happens on the device, always.
On-Device TinyML Inference
The NTE™ emotion classification network is designed to run locally on the ESP32-S3 microcontroller inside NIH-01. No continuous internet connection is required for plant voice output.
Local History Buffering
Up to 90 days of bio-signal history is stored locally on your device. When connectivity resumes, readings sync automatically to your cloud dashboard.
BLE Local Connection
The app communicates with NIH-01 over Bluetooth Low Energy. Full functionality — health scores, VPD graphs, care alerts — is available without Wi-Fi.
Automatic Sync on Reconnect
When Wi-Fi or mobile data becomes available, the app silently syncs any buffered readings, alert logs, and settings changes to the cloud.
What Requires Connectivity
A small number of features require internet access: