Editor's Note
This editor’s note highlights the key facts and market implications behind “Chinese Startup Builds Toilet That Analyzes Your”, with emphasis on sourcing, product fit, fabrication, logistics, or buyer impact.
Chinese startup Geometry Healthtech says it has developed a toilet that analyzes your stool for diseases. The company hopes to begin sales by the end of this year. The smart toilets have built-in sensors that collect and analyze samples. The user is provided with relevant health advice via smartphone. Heart conditions can be detected, as well as symptoms of cancer and diabetes. Smart Toilet "The smart toilet can be used at home," says founder and CEO Chen Liangcheng. "The toilet is easy to use and works excellently." Michael Lindenmayer, an advisor at the US-based Toilet Board Coalition, a group dedicated to expanding sanitation worldwide, says such toilets can indeed play a role in staying healthy. Wearables Unlike wearables, smart toilets offer the ability to collect data without influencing users' habits. They simply go to the toilet without thinking about it. Smart toilets can also perform certain tests when the seat comes into contact with human skin. Kohler, an American sanitary ware manufacturer, earlier this year showcased a smart toilet and bathroom mirror with a built-in Alexa voice assistant. Google announced in 2016 that it had obtained a patent for an ultrasonic bath and a toilet with pressure sensors that can test the condition of the heart and blood vessels. In Japan, manufacturers Toto and Panasonic have designed toilets with Wi-Fi. By analyzing urine and stool, the Japanese toilets can measure glucose and proteins, as well as body mass index (BMI).
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