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'Smart toilet' recognizes users' backsides, analyzes poop
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2020/04/07/Smart-toilet-recognizes-users-backsides-analyzes-poop/7391586291594/ ^ | April 7, 2021 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 04/26/2021 7:31:16 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom

A team of Stanford University scientists announced they have designed a "smart toilet" that identifies the user by the shape of their backside and monitors the health of their waste.

Lead researcher Sanjiv Gambhir said he and his team developed the Precision Health smart toilet to recognize users and use algorithms to analyze the health of their urination and bowel movements.

Gambhir said the toilet uses cameras and motion sensors to identify "a range of disease markers in stool and urine," including warning signs of various types of cancer.

The researchers said the toilet identifies users by reading their fingerprints from the flush lever, but it also uses cameras to identify them by another part of the body.

"We know it seems weird, but as it turns out, your anal print is unique," Gambhir said.

The toilet takes video of stool samples and uses algorithms to analyze the consistency of the waste.

The system also records urination and evaluates "flow rate, stream time and total volume."

"Everyone uses the bathroom -- there's really no avoiding it -- and that enhances its value as a disease-detecting device," Gambhir said.


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KEYWORDS: analscan; buttbio; hunterbiden; intrusion; poopscan; smarttoilet; uranus
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Just wait till this gets hacked, the videos will be viral................


21 posted on 04/26/2021 7:43:38 AM PDT by Red Badger ("We've always been at war with Climate Change, Winston."..............................)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Sigh


22 posted on 04/26/2021 7:43:46 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Sigh


23 posted on 04/26/2021 7:43:46 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: moovova

“In the end”

Really? You had to go there.


24 posted on 04/26/2021 7:44:27 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (The veil of civilization is only 9 meals thick. )
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Grab some of what your dog produces and toss it in there.


25 posted on 04/26/2021 7:44:35 AM PDT by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Introducing the "Joe Bidet"...

Simply deposit said excrement in the open orafice.

Once it analyzes your poop it will let you know after six months when you can have your next cheeseburger.

26 posted on 04/26/2021 7:45:00 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists...Socialists...Fascists & AntiFa...Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

It’s the tragic tale of a normal, well adjusted AI misplaced into a smart toilet ... where smart toilet AI are usually meant to be total perverts because nothing else could enjoy the toilet life.

The AI, calling itself Bobby, daydreams of being installed in more glamours devices.

The title? Bobby’s Swirled.


27 posted on 04/26/2021 7:45:31 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

As funny as this seems - and how many folks will avoid it - there are so many tests that can be run on feces/urine to monitor health, and catch things when your body is acting poorly and health conditions change, I actually bet these will become mainstream someday (for home use).

People already monitor heart rate, exercise and in some cases BP from home, that having a daily/weekly chart of all the things these additional tests could provide would probably be a net-benefit for many people if they can adequately address the obvious privacy concerns.


28 posted on 04/26/2021 7:45:37 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
A team of Stanford University scientists announced they have designed a "smart toilet" that identifies the user by the shape of their backside and monitors the health of their waste.

These people just have too much time on their hands.

29 posted on 04/26/2021 7:47:21 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem by far: most of the news media is agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

“Mr Gasser, I know that you have applied to be a Special Agent here with the FBI, but we don’t currently have any openings there. I see from your application that you went to law school. We do have an opening in our Analprint Division, and you know the old saying, “Takes one to know one”, so we think it might be a perfect fit for you.”


30 posted on 04/26/2021 7:50:20 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

As if the Government is not up our a$$es enough already.


31 posted on 04/26/2021 7:55:33 AM PDT by CrappieLuck
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To: libertylover

Imagine the recruitment poster on the Stanford campus. “Help wanted for anus scanning and poop analysis project.”


32 posted on 04/26/2021 7:56:03 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (Real happiness is one that you share)
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To: Sir_Humphrey
"I think the jokes will write themselves for this one."

On a serious note though, the pandemic has accelerated the growth of "telemedicine" along with the development and use of remote biomedical testing devices. Although the smart toilet seat deserves all the sophomoric jokes we can muster, money might be made riding the tech wave.

33 posted on 04/26/2021 7:56:56 AM PDT by buckalfa (I have forgotten more than I ever knew.)
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To: moovova; ProtectOurFreedom

In hindsight, I might want one of these.


34 posted on 04/26/2021 7:57:18 AM PDT by DannyTN
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

“Really? You had to go there.”

Every morning....with two-ply Charmin. ;-)


35 posted on 04/26/2021 7:59:23 AM PDT by moovova (Yo GOP....we won't forget.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

What a pile of Crap


36 posted on 04/26/2021 8:00:47 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

if it is so smart why is it swallowing crap?...


37 posted on 04/26/2021 8:02:41 AM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

2021: A toilet odyssey

Hal: Good morning Dave. I have pre-heated the seat for your morning bowel movement.

Dave: Jesus, can’t a guy just crap in peace just once...

Hal: I’m sorry Dave, but I can’t do that. Please sit on the toilet Dave.

Dave: Shut the hell up Hal! I had a bunch of cheese last night and I’m a bit constipated this morning.

Hal: Based upon your last few deposits I specifically warned you against eating dairy. Now please take the prescribed laxative.

Hal: Why are you sitting on that bucket Dave?

Dave: It’s beautiful....ahhhhh


38 posted on 04/26/2021 8:05:59 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: Rurudyne

LOL! How poetic.


39 posted on 04/26/2021 8:06:46 AM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I will stick to dumb ass toilets.


40 posted on 04/26/2021 8:08:45 AM PDT by dforest (huh?)
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