New Delhi: It's no longer enough to have smartphones, smartwatches, smart TVs and smart cars. Now a tech company is bringing artificial intelligence to lingerie.
Researchers at Microsoft have developed a prototype of a "smart bra" embedded with physiological sensors that seek to monitor a woman's heart activity to track her emotional moods and combat overeating.
The sensors can signal the wearer's smartphone, which then flash a warning message to help her step away from the fridge and make better diet decisions.
In the research paper, the scientists explain that the bra form factor was chosen because it allows the sensors to sit close to the heart.
The sensors are embedded in conductive pads which sit at the centre of the user's sternum, on each side of their ribs and in the bra cup, just under the breast.
Designs for the smart bra were revealed in a research paper from a team of scientists at Microsoft Research, entitled Food and Mood: Just-in-Time Support for Emotional Eating.
The paper focuses on "building a persuasive system for behaviour modification around emotional eating".
