
Call of nature to turn into medical checkup with Japan's smart toilet
AFP, June 28, 2005; TOKYO
A top-of-the-line time on the can does not come cheap. Intelligence Toilet costs between 380,000 and 562,000 yen (3,500 to 5,170 dollars) ...
...As one sits on Intelligence Toilet, it extends a little cup from the rim to take five cubic centimeters (0.15 fluid ounces) of urine, which is sent through a metal tube to a hidden sensor to measure sugar levels...there is also a fifth button that reads "guest", meaning visitors who just wanted to relieve themselves can get an impromptu health check.....more....