Physical controls
Two tactile buttons recognise single, double and hold presses, so each one can trigger more than one job. Just don’t hold both for 10 seconds unless you mean it — that resets Wi-Fi.
SMALL HARDWARE. THOUGHTFULLY MADE.
Powerful smart-home control, designed to disappear.
Compact, local-first devices designed for Home Assistant. Subtle in the room, powerful when you need them, and source available so you can make your own.
THE FIRST NODE
Small enough to disappear. Useful enough to put everywhere.
32 × 44 × 16 mm with mmWave presenceor32 × 32 × 16 mm Compact
Scoopy NodeButtons, status LEDs and mmWave presence sensing in one low-profile room node.
44 mm →Scoopy CompactThe smaller version for rooms where you do not need presence sensing.
32 mm →Three PWM status LEDs
Set brightness individually, keep them gently dimmed, or use built-in pulse, flash and alert effects for useful status and locator lights.
mmWave presence
Scoopy uses mmWave sensing for room-aware automations, including detecting someone who is sitting still. Choose Compact when presence sensing is not needed.
Local by design
Built around ESPHome and Home Assistant, with no cloud account required to make it useful.
ONE LITTLE NODE. LOTS OF JOBS.
Give your smart home a physical button.
Scoopy turns the things buried in dashboards and apps into something anyone in the room can just press — while its LEDs can quietly tell you what your home is doing.
Turn on the lights
Single press, double press or hold — one button can toggle the room, jump to full brightness or trigger a favourite scene.
Control the fan
Put a simple physical control next to your desk or bed instead of reaching for your phone.
Close the blinds
One press can close the blinds, draw the curtains or run a whole evening routine.
Is the front door locked?
Use an LED as a glanceable status light for a lock, alarm, garage door or anything else Home Assistant knows about.
Find it in the dark
Keep one LED gently dimmed as a locator, pulse it for attention, then switch it off automatically when you sleep.
Know when the room is occupied
mmWave presence can keep lights, heating or other automations active even while you are sitting still.
DESIGNED FROM THE INSIDE OUT
Purpose-built for the room.
A compact ESP32-C3 board, USB-C power, tactile controls, status LEDs and mmWave presence sensing in an enclosure designed around the hardware. Scoopy Compact keeps the same low-profile design while removing presence sensing for rooms that do not need it.
ESP32-C3USB-CESPHomemmWave presenceSource available
BUILD YOUR OWN
Buy one. Build one. Change it.
Hardware, firmware and printable files are source available so you can inspect Scoopy, build one for yourself and modify it. Personal and non-commercial use is welcome; commercial manufacture or sale requires permission from Nice Hat Thanks.
ELECTRONICS
FIRMWAREPCB + component BOM
KiCad source, Gerbers and the component bill of materials.
View on GitHub →ESPHome configuration
Readable, editable firmware for Home Assistant with sensible defaults.
View on GitHub →ENCLOSURE
3D printed parts
Print-ready STL and 3MF enclosure files for Scoopy and Scoopy Compact.
MakerWorld · coming soonWHY NICE HAT THANKS
Less gadget. More infrastructure.
The goal is simple: smart-home hardware should feel dependable, unobtrusive and easy to understand.
That means small enclosures, local control, sensible defaults, clear documentation and hardware you can actually adapt.
IN DEVELOPMENT
The first batch is on its way.
Hardware, firmware and documentation are being published as they are ready. More details soon.