At CES in 2017, tech company Kolibree is asking, “what if you fell in love with your toothbrush instead?”
The company has unveiled its latest product, the Ara, which it claims is the “first toothbrush with embedded AI.” This doesn’t mean, of course, that some sultry-voiced operating system will whisper sweet nothings to you while you’re brushing your teeth (they’d be pretty muffled anyway), but a bunch of sensors in the brush will monitor how long you use it each day and which areas of your mouth you you hit. This data will be analyzed in the toothbrush itself by Kolibree’s “patented deep learning algorithms,” and recommendations on how to up your brushing game will be sent to your phone or emailed to you once a week.
- Proprietary AI technology in the toothbrush
- 3-D motion sensors, accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer
- Offline data capture, date, time, duration and zones brushed
- Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth Low Energy) for easy connection and synchronization
- Gentle vibrations and rounded bristles to protect teeth and gums
- Only 2.5ounces and a 2-week battery life for easy travel
- Expected delivery March 2017
- Brushing data are synchronized on Kolibree App
- Monitor your performance
- Personal score based on online and offline brushing
- Weekly e-mail report shows how well you’ve brushed over the last seven days
- Improve oral care and interact with your dentist
- The kolibree App is on the Apple Store and Google Play
