AI toilet camera takes pictures of poo – here’s why you want a faecal record

It’s a literal crap shoot.

A Texas startup called Throne is making waves in scatology circles after inventing a camera that attaches to your toilet and takes pictures of your poop.

“Throne uses a bottom-facing camera that securely captures video during every bathroom visit,” the Austin-based tech firm writes while describing the badass camera, simply called Throne, on their site.

However, they are not filming bowel movements for s-ts and giggles. This seemingly voyeuristic technology is used to lift the lid on the user’s gut health.

The downward-facing device simply clips onto the rim of the toilet and outputs video of your stool. Doctor-trained AI then analyzes the stool and provides insight into the user’s daily “digestion and hydration status.”

This inconvenient data, along with tailored health records, is then made available via a companion smartphone app.

Throne is specifically looking for health markers in feces, as well as “nuances” in urine to determine the hydration level of the poor, TechCrunch reported.

On a larger scale, “monitoring bowel movements can provide valuable insights into digestive health and nutrient absorption, as well as serve as an early warning sign for conditions as diverse as gastrointestinal bleeding,” the site describes. .

“It’s a cost-effective, non-invasive way to keep track of overall health,” they add. “And for individuals with chronic gastrointestinal disease, it’s an essential part of ongoing management.”

Of course, these fecal photo-ops raise some privacy concerns – as countless Airbnb horror stories have proven, there are few things more violent than a camera in the bathroom, let alone John’s.

However, Throne assures potential users on the site that they understand this health information is “incredibly personal.”

To protect users’ privacy, the digital processor only records “the contents of your toilet bowl,” according to the site

“Any other data is irrelevant to our mission and could compromise our ability to provide accurate health insights,” Throne says. “We use image recognition technology to automatically delete any irrelevant images. This ensures that only toilet-related data is stored.”

Users can also request full access to the data they’ve collected, while the company will delete any information upon request (no need to worry about it being hacked and sent to the fecal fetish industry).

Best of all, all data is “anonymized,” meaning the data cannot be traced back to the original user.

The toilet camera will set users back $499, though the company is selling it for $299 for those who want to get in early.