On site · Rock in Rio Lisboa
Planta turned the biggest festival into a flow with no queues.
- ~80,000 people per day · ~320,000 across four days.
- Seen by around 50,000 people — in-app and on the on-site screens.
- 8 WC clusters · 1,137 verified cabins · 145,000 m².
- Sensor → screen in under 3 seconds. Anonymous end to end.
Chosen among thousands of international startups
Rock in Rio screened the world. Planta Smart Homes shipped the field.
One team, whole stack
Sensor, enclosure, radio, model, app, screen.
Physical, not pilot
145,000 m², 8 clusters, 1,137 cabins, four nights, live.
Anonymous by construction
No identity, no tracking, aggregate-only reporting.
A Large Behavior Model
It recommends the next best path, not a chart.
Calibrated to real waves
Light, Growth, Peak, Post-concert regimes.
Published research
The method is written down and reproducible.
Paper · July 2026
Freedom Intelligence & Wave Flow Control.
Gonçalo Melo de Magalhães · Planta Design Unipessoal Lda, Porto
- Freedom Intelligence (AFI): freedom emerges from perception, not accumulated data.
- Wave Flow Control: pressure is resolved before it hardens into a queue.
- Proven live at ~320,000 visitors · 145,000 m² · 1,137 verified cabins.
- Anonymous by design — presence without identity, at festival scale.
Four ways to read reality · and the fifth
- NewtonReads forces on solid bodies — quiet on space that adapts.Deterministic
- EinsteinReads geometry bent by mass — quiet on human choice inside it.Relational
- QuantumReads probability of particles — quiet on buildings and crowds.Probabilistic
- Data / AIReads what already happened — quiet on what is forming now.Retrospective
Freedom Intelligence (AFI)
Reads how perception moves through a space — and acts while it is still forming.
F = (P/D)α∞ — freedom is perception over distortion, elevated to alpha infinity. Physics describes matter; AFI governs the flows that matter carries.
Theory of Everything of Freedom Intelligence™ — an original framework developed by Gonçalo Melo de Magalhães, trademark of Planta Design Unipessoal Lda.
The problem
At large festivals, queues become invisible friction.
People lose time. Comfort decreases. Movement slows. Revenue opportunities move more slowly. WC pressure is one of the most important flow problems in festival operations.
- queue pressure
- waiting time
- movement friction
- operational blind spots
- value loss from waiting
Validated internal estimate
~€1M / day
Potential recovered value for large festival flow improvement.
- Methodology:
- flow & value model
- Source:
- internal calculation
- Validation:
- partner / team
- Date:
- 2026
How it worked
Signals become patterns. Patterns become flow intelligence.
- 1
Sense
Planta Smart Homes installed a physical perception layer around WC environments.
- 2
Read
Sensors read movement, entries, exits, occupation, and queue pressure.
- 3
Verify
Sensor fusion improves reliability through multiple signals and real-time logic.
- 4
Guide
The app, screens, and interface guide people toward lower-pressure options.
- 5
Improve
Operations gain live understanding of where pressure is building.
Technology
Physical AI infrastructure for live festival flow.
Planta Smart Homes combines sensors, connectivity, edge logic, and software interfaces into one operational flow intelligence system.
Vision sensor
Luxonis OAK-D / OAK-4
Depth-aware people counting at the portal.
E18-D80NK
Infrared sensors
Direction-of-travel signals fused with vision.
Edge node
LilyGo devices
On-site edge boards packaging local logic.
868 MHz
LoRaWAN
Kilometre-scale mesh across the festival grounds.
Algorithm
Sensor fusion
Multiple signals become one verified truth.
Local rig
Hardware integration
Enclosures, wiring, mounts, power, ruggedised.
Guidance UI
Real-time screens
Large screens communicate live pressure at the venue.
Software layer
App + WebApp
Consumer app and operator dashboard.
Live venue screens — real captures
What the crowd actually saw at Rock in Rio Lisboa.
Real screen captures from the deployment — per-WC occupancy, the emptiest alternative called out on the right, and graceful handling of partial sensor data.
The app experience
Planta Smart Homes connected live physical signals with a usable app and web platform.
Mobile App
The mobile experience helps users find the nearest or most convenient WC based on live availability and flow conditions.
- nearest WC
- category filters
- location-based guidance
- anonymous flow logic
- simple mobile UX
Impact
Physical AI in a real environment.
Planta Smart Homes demonstrated how real-time physical intelligence can improve experience, movement, and operational understanding.
- Better visitor guidance
- Lower queue pressure
- Better operational visibility
- Better use of available WC infrastructure
- Stronger festival flow
- Better experience
- Real-time Physical AI proof
- App + screen + sensor + webapp integration
Potential recovered value
~€1M / day
Validated internal estimate based on flow and value methodology.
Proof
From sensors to screens to app to WebApp — one intelligent system.
What this proves
Planta Smart Homes can design tailor-made business solutions for physical space.
Festival flows, buildings, smart homes, factories, and institutions all require different intelligence layers. This project proves that Planta Smart Homes can embed sensors, create live apps, connect digital layers, and transform a physical problem into an intelligent system.
Tailor-made physical space solutions
Sensors embedded into infrastructure
App + WebApp + Screen system
Future smart home intelligence
Every business solution makes the next smart home smarter.
From Rock in Rio Lisboa to future smart homes
Every flow studied becomes future infrastructure.
By testing real-world flows, Planta Smart Homes creates the rigs, interfaces, logic, and intellectual property that will shape future smart homes.
- smart rigs
- modular intelligence blocks
- app layer
- digital twin
- smart walls
- smart ceilings
- smart rooms
Partners & media
This business solution helped prove the next generation of smart living systems.