Smart fabric can recognize the food you put on the table – Yahoo Lifestyle Australia

Wouldnt it be helpful if a food tracking or recipe app could determine what youre eating just by detecting whats on your table? You might get your wish. Researchers at Microsoft and multiple universities have developed Capacitivo, a smart fabric system that can detect food, drinks, and other objects based solely on touch. The cloth uses a combination of a capacitive electrode grid and machine learning to gauge both the material and shape of a given item.
This works with some containers, too, including…

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