Would you put a camera in your TOILET? Bizarre AI device that attaches to the bowl and analyzes the shape, size and texture of your poop for signs of disease

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By Shivali Best for Mailonline

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It’s something we all do, yet it’s often seen as a taboo subject.

Now scientists are finally lifting the lid on our bowel movements, with the launch of a new camera for your toilet.

Researchers at Throne Science have developed a bizarre device that clips onto the side of the bowl and uses AI to analyze your stool.

Fortunately, you don’t get to see the photos themselves, but instead get an overview of the shape, size and structure of your waste.

“Monitoring bowel movements can provide valuable insights into digestion and nutrient absorption, and can also serve as an early warning sign of various conditions such as gastrointestinal bleeding,” Throne Science explains on its website.

‘It’s a cost-effective, non-invasive way to monitor overall health.

‘And for people with chronic gastrointestinal diseases, it is an essential part of ongoing management.’

If you share your toilet with housemates or family, they can all track their bowel movements

Researchers at Throne Science have developed a bizarre device that clips onto the side of the bowl and uses AI to analyze your stool

Throne Sciences believes that tracking your gut health “should be as normal as tracking steps.”

“There is valuable health information in our waste that almost all of us ignore,” the company explains on its website.

‘By making monitoring gut health and hydration an effortless part of the daily routine, we make these vital health indicators visible and actionable.’

The device, simply called ‘Throne’, clamps onto the side of your toilet and provides a ‘hands-off’ experience.

“Throne uses a downward-facing camera that securely captures video during every bathroom visit, which is then analyzed by advanced AI models,” Throne Sciences said.

‘These AI models are specifically trained to categorize and interpret content, providing valuable insights into your digestive and hydration status as part of your daily routine.’

An analysis of each stool is brought to you via an accompanying smartphone app, where you can explore everything from your hydration to your regularity.

If you share your toilet with housemates or family, they can all track their bowel movements.

Privacy will likely be a key concern for many AI camera users - Throne Sciences claims it is held in the 'highest regard'

You receive an analysis of each stool via an accompanying smartphone app

The device has a hefty price tag. Throne will be priced at $499 when it goes on sale at the end of this year!

“Sharing your home with family or roommates does not mean you have to share your personal Throne information,” Throne Sciences explains.

‘Easily set up individual profiles in our app and thanks to Bluetooth, Throne knows exactly who is who.

‘Each user’s data is kept separately and securely, so you can easily monitor your own health without confusion.’

Privacy will likely be a key concern for many users of the AI ​​camera – and Throne Sciences claims it holds it in the ‘highest regard’.

“We only collect data relevant to improving health, and we design every product with strict safeguards to ensure user dignity and confidentiality,” it advised.

However, the device does come with a hefty price tag.

Throne will be priced at $499 when it goes on sale at the end of this year!

HOW DO ASTRONAUTS GO TO THE TOILET?

There is a toilet with various attachments on board the ISS.

Because there is no gravity in space, liquids do not flow, but accumulate in floating spheres.

To combat this problem, there are tubes that are used and apply pressure to suck the fluid out of the body.

Every astronaut has his own personal attachment.

When a toilet is not available or the astronaut is on a spacewalk, the astronauts use MAGs (maximum absorbent garments), which are diapers that soak up all the waste.

They are effective for short missions, but have been known to leak occasionally.

NASA aims to develop a suit that will allow long-term use of spacesuits and completely independent disposal of human waste.

On the moon missions there was no toilet and the all-male crew had ‘condom catheters that were attached to the penis and the fluid was fed into a bag located outside the suit.

According to a 1976 interview with astronaut Rusty Schweickart, the condom catheters came in three sizes: small, medium and large.

Despite the practical benefits of having the right size, the astronauts often ordered the large one and this resulted in urine leakage into the suit.

To combat this, NASA renamed the sizes to large, gigantic and gargantuan to appease the male ego.

An effective female equivalent has yet to be developed, something NASA wants to change for the Orion missions.

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