High-Tech Toilet Takes Urine Sample, Provides Health Report

The Huffington Post  |  By Posted: 05/07/2012 10:16 am Updated: 05/07/2012 11:53 am

TMI? The GP or General Practitioner Toilet, designed by Lucy Jung, does much more than flush away your waste. Upon request, the high-tech toilet gives you a full health report based on a urine sample it collects from the basin.

Described by Yankodesign.com, the GP is a "pathology-enabled toilet system that analyzes your urine and gives you a detailed diagnostic report on it."

The sample is collected by a small nozzle that retracts inside the system. According to DesignBuzz.com, the nozzle also monitors urine level and flow, emerging once a health test is selected from the integrated screen.

The toilet is meant to eliminate the hassle and costs of doctor's office visits and laboratory testing, especially for those who must have such work-ups done frequently.

Though the idea that it eliminates the chance of you sprinkling on your hand while holding that dastardly cup is appealing, Walyou.com calls it a "gadget for hypochondriacs," and we can't say we completely disagree.

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TMI? The GP or General Practitioner Toilet, designed by Lucy Jung, does much more than flush away your waste. Upon request, the high-tech toilet gives you a full health report based on a urine sample ...
TMI? The GP or General Practitioner Toilet, designed by Lucy Jung, does much more than flush away your waste. Upon request, the high-tech toilet gives you a full health report based on a urine sample ...
 
 
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01:43 PM on 04/24/2013
if it helps make giving urine samples cleaner i'm for it
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psandysdad
The older you get, the more excuses you have.
03:43 PM on 05/08/2012
Would my dainties still take a dip when I sit in hot weather?
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ThaGovna
I walk on water, eat bullets, and poop ice cream.
01:11 PM on 05/08/2012
Hmm... Looks cool.
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gizz4mo1
Enjoy life, you only live it once
11:52 AM on 05/08/2012
who would waste their money on a computerized toilet?? what happens when the electronics in it break down? will it still flush?
03:19 PM on 05/08/2012
I agree... talk about increasing the margin for error when all you really need that thing for is to stop, squat and go after 2 Happy Birthday's worth of washing your hands!
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Royce09
Freedom is not Free, cost = Blood of our Military
11:02 AM on 05/08/2012
New pay toilet huh
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Mister President
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11:32 PM on 05/07/2012
I was hoping it would be able to tell you how it tastes.
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djuno1966
food taster for the astronauts
10:50 PM on 05/07/2012
it beats the nurse handing you a cup and saying "Penis"
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gizz4mo1
Enjoy life, you only live it once
11:50 AM on 05/08/2012
lol
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Cheyla
01:41 PM on 05/07/2012
Yeah, but does it work for cats that are toilet trained?
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Rob Roday
The needs of the Many outweigh the needs of the fe
01:01 PM on 05/07/2012
Robert A. Hienlein Called this one way back in the 50's
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djuno1966
food taster for the astronauts
10:51 PM on 05/07/2012
his cousin invented the Hindlick manuever