2023-12-17 12:00:00
“Smart Beds” are beds capable of adapting to the specific needs of their users. Developed by a start-up, smart-beds can be a solution to sleep problems.
The beds of the future will not only help us sleep better, but they might also prevent some marital fights.
Put an end to the duvet war, the bed of the future will be intelligent, and will be able to adapt to the specific needs of each sleeper in terms of warmth between those who sleep with the window open and those who need a double summer duvet. like winter.
Imagine a bed – developed by the start-up SleepNumber – which will create a microclimate on each side of the bed according to each person’s needs, via a smartphone app.
We select his preferences – and he will learn from our habits. For example, it will warm your feet on long winter evenings (or if you are alone) or, conversely, lower the temperature very slightly to help you fall asleep.
The temperature will then vary throughout the night to avoid waking up because you are too hot or too cold.
You can even control it remotely when you’re getting ready to go to bed, to avoid the “cold sheets” effect when you go to bed. And in summer have a gentle freshness without having to turn around every five minutes.
10,000 euros per bed
In tests published in the Journal of Sleep Research, volunteers fell asleep 58% faster than with a traditional mattress.
This is also true for the firmness and shape of the mattress, which will adjust according to needs but also according to movements during the night, to avoid back pain in the morning.
It may seem gimmicky, but these smart beds are an underlying trend, we come across dozens of them at trade shows like CES in Las Vegas.
But at 10,000 euros per bed, we’re going to wait a little longer before investing. This is for the comfort part but behind it, there are also all the health-related features. The bed will become a medical assistant.
Mattresses like those from Eight Sleep, clad in electronic sensors coupled with algorithms which will analyze in real time your temperature, breathing, your heartbeat but also certain factors such as light and heat.
They can give you advice on how to optimize your sleep, waking up right at the right time (not in the middle of a deep sleep phase).
For athletes too, ErgoMotion for example, and its which connects to your connected watch and your fitness application to measure your level of recovery using heart, breathing and movement sensors.
Not bad for those who run a lot: the bed, coupled with the app, will tell you precisely when you can resume training without injuring yourself.
The next step is to detect early signs of certain illnesses, such as the flu or a cyst or kidney stones.
A technology developed by Ford
Another classic problem is that of the spouse who takes up too much space. The solution lies in the anti-invasion bed which will mercilessly repel your other half when he or she begins to encroach on your territory.
This is real technology developed by Ford. In fact they have integrated into this bed their lane keeping assist technology, this technology which makes the car return to the road by itself when you start to get a little too close to the white line or the sidewalk .
In this case, these are movement sensors placed in the mattress which will analyze the level of invasion.
For the moment it’s a prototype, we don’t know if it will be marketed one day, it’s part of the amazing projects that Ford is working on, integrating automotive technologies into a whole bunch of everyday objects.
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