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Having Daiwa House’s Intelligent Toilet is like having a physician’s assistant permanently stationed in your bathroom. It is equipped with sensors that check blood sugar, blood pressure, body temperature, and weight. A digital display not only delivers daily updates on all these vital statistics, but also provides information such as the calories in everyday meals and advice on proper diet and exercise.








Willie Jones
Willie Jones is an associate editor at IEEE Spectrum. In addition to editing and planning daily coverage, he manages several of Spectrum's newsletters and contributes regularly to the monthly Big Picture section that appears in the print edition.
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