Favorite Recliner Chairs Could Have Health Smarts Too
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AI and sensor technologies are powering a growing number of “smart” devices, from voice-enabled speakers and refrigerators with interior cameras to check if low on milk while at the store. In the future, smart beds and chairs may be embedded with sensors that measure biometrics such as weight, blood pressure and heart rate. If in the future, sensor technologies in everyday furniture could automatically conduct health tests simply by using them, how interested would you be in having a smart chair in your home?
Millennial Parents Said
Universally, Millennial parents would be very interested (U.S.: 63%; U.K.: 66%; Brazil: 86%; China: 92%; India: 94%) in having a smart chair in their home that automatically conducts health tests by using it.
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