STORY AT-A-GLANCE Called “precision health smart toilets” by the scientists who developed the technology, the gadget takes a picture of your anus and a fingerprint from the toilet lever and analyzes your stool and urine The information is uploaded to the cloud where artificial intelligence evaluates the data and contacts your primary care doctor if there are concerns This technology, funded by the National Cancer Institute for $6.9 million, presents multiple areas where your privacy and medical information may be compromised Before adding one more wireless technology to your home, consider using these parameters to evaluate your health using information from your urine and stool
February 4, 2021 (Mercola) — The idea behind smart technology is that your cellphone or appliance does the thinking for you. Researchers at Stanford Medicine have taken this to a whole new level and hope to develop a toilet that evaluates your excrement each time you use the toilet.1
A smart device can do many of the things your computer does, such as connect to the internet, use software and adapt to fit a current set of circumstances. These technologies often include sensors, databases and wireless access to the internet.
Smart technology was a boon to
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