Sleepal Unveils Sleep Tracking Matter Lamp Ahead of Kickstarter Launch

Sleepal has unveiled details of its AI Sleep Tracking Lamp with Matter compatibility, a bedside device that centres on non-contact sleep tracking combined with adaptive lighting (NB, not Apple’s Adaptive Lighting feature), ahead of a planned launch on Kickstarter.

At its core, the AI lamp is designed to monitor sleep passively from the bedside. Rather than relying on wearables or under-mattress hardware, the device uses mmWave (millimetre wave) sensing to detect presence and fine movement, allowing for more precise tracking of sleep and wake states without physical contact. This is paired with additional sensing, including audio monitoring for snoring detection, enabling the device to identify disturbances that may affect sleep quality.

Additionally, the dedicated app can display the following data;

• Sleep score
• Sleep efficiency
• Breathing score
• Sleep stages
• Heart rate
• Respiration rate
• Heart rate variability
• Noise (external)
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Illuminance
• Sleep regularity
• Sleep duration
• Trend summary

Using a combination of all these data points, the lamp can determine when a user gets into bed, how restless they are during the night, whether snoring occurs, and when they wake. The emphasis is less on detailed biometric data and more on reliable detection of sleep states and disruptions, which can then be acted upon in real time.

A central part of the system is how this data feeds into the lamp’s lighting. The AI lamp functions as a smart bedside light with dynamic output, capable of adjusting brightness and colour temperature to support different stages of the sleep cycle.

In practice, this means the lamp can gradually dim or shift to warmer tones in the evening to support wind-down, switch off or reduce output once sleep is detected, provide low-level illumination if movement or wakefulness is detected during the night, and gradually increase brightness in the morning as a gentler wake-up cue. The lamp also offers both cool to warm whites, as well as RGB colour.

This creates a feedback loop where sleep tracking directly informs environmental changes, rather than simply producing data for later review.

The non-contact nature of the system means placement is important. As a bedside device, it is intended to cover the sleeping area from a short distance, with mmWave helping to maintain accuracy by detecting even subtle movements. This approach avoids the friction of wearables, while aiming to offer more consistent detection than basic motion sensors.

Alongside its core functionality, the inclusion of support for Matter (over WiFi) suggests the lamp is intended to integrate into wider smart home setups, including, of course, platforms such as Apple Home. This would allow the lighting component to be controlled as part of scenes, or for sleep-related states to trigger automations, although the extent to which sleep data is exposed remains unclear.

With its Kickstarter launch approaching, the Preheat Sleep Tracking Lamp is positioned as a bedside device that actively responds to sleep behaviour in real time, using mmWave-based sensing and lighting as its primary tools, with Matter support offering additional flexibility for those invested in cross-platform smart home ecosystems. Still, support for the new smart home standard, whilst mentioned, doesn’t guarantee the final product will indeed be compatible, and it’s always wise to treat future promises with a large degree of caution. If Matter is of secondary concern, and it’s more about getting a good nights sleep, then it may not ‘matter’ as much…