Shepherd Lock is the only lock on the market that can convert your existing door hardware into a unique touch sensor (No fingerprints, just the touch). This means that you can now unlock your door with a simple touch, all thanks to automotive grade touch™ technology. Don’t worry — your existing door hardware will be maintained and AND your existing keys still work even with the Shepherd Lock installed.

The door will only unlock if you have a key-fob or smartphone key within the Intelligent Authentication Zone™. Plus, you don’t even have to take it out of your pocket or purse to unlock your door. 

The Thumb-turn Free™  design allows you to lock or unlock your door from the inside with a simple touch. 

There is also a mechanical back-up just in case. You can access the back-up by removing Shepherd’s magnetic cover.   

Shepherd is the first and only smart lock that can detect and thwart lock-picking attempts and truly protect your home against burglaries. 

Shepherd transforms your existing lock hardware into a sensor. Our Artificial Intelligence technology identifies threats, notifies you, disables the deadbolt, and helps you keep the bad guys out of your home. 

Intelligent Door Status™ gives you the ability to check whether your door is opened, closed, or anywhere in between from the app while you’re not at home.  

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This patent-pending technology makes Shepherd Lock the first and only product that can detect when a door opens and closes without needing to install additional external hardware, like a door sensor or a magnet.

Using the mobile app, you can manage access to your home by sharing temporary or permanent encrypted keys, schedule single or multiple access time windows, view access history, receive alerts and much more. You’ll know who has access to your home and when. 

The electronic key-sharing feature allows you to give family and friends temporary or permanent encrypted keys. You can now give the nanny, maid, and others access to your home without handing out physical keys.

Similar to keyless entry in cars, a touch will only unlock the door if you have an authorized smartphone or key-fob within our Intelligent Authentication Zone™.

The Wi-Fi bridge enables you to control and monitor your lock remotely from anywhere around the world. 

To connect your lock to the internet, simply plug the bridge into a wall outlet and pair it with the lock using the mobile app. 

Our core team comes from the automotive industry. Shepherd was conceived at one of the world’s largest automotive Tier 1 companies. Our core team spun off last year as PassiveBolt Inc, the makers of Shepherd Lock. We are leveraging 30 years of expertise in automotive keyless entry systems. We are transferring highly mature and robust automotive technologies into residential keyless entry. We are a team of engineers and designers determined to extend the convenience of automotive keyless entry to your home. We have also transformed the door lock into a monitoring device by inventing the first and only technology that can detect and thwart lock picking and tampering. Our design is complete, our team of experts is in place, our supply chain partners are ready to go. All we need is your support to bring the Shepherd to market.

We can’t thank you enough for checking out our project and helping us make Shepherd Lock a reality. 

We know not everyone will be able to support us with a pledge, so even if you can’t give a dollar or purchase a Shepherd Lock, you can help us spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Instagram and anywhere else you can think of! 

Risks and challenges

There are always certain risks that can arise at any moment during a project like this. That being said, we’re confident in our ability to produce, and have taken all the necessary measures. We have a highly qualified team and have partnered with leading manufacturing and fulfillment companies around the world. We just need your help to bring everything to fruition. Don’t worry, we’re completely prepared to bring Shepherd Lock to your home, and we have the manpower to make it happen, but if anything comes up along the way, you’ll be the first to know.