This hi-tech toilet in China checks your urine to see how healthy you are. Here's how

In China, futuristic urinals have come up in major cities like Beijing and Shanghai, offering automated health monitoring through urine analysis. These smart toilets, as reported by the New York Post, quickly and accurately test urine on-site for approximately $2.76 (₹230). They provide a convenient way for people to manage their health while using public restrooms.

Shanghai-based documentary filmmaker Christian Petersen-Clausen posted a picture of one of these urinals and detailed his experience in a series of tweets.

Recently Health Checking Urinals have begun popping up in Men's restrooms all over Shanghai.

A private company is offering the urine analysis for RMB 20. Naturally I tried that out.

Here's how that went. pic.twitter.com/1enzII4b7E — Christian Petersen-Clausen (@chris__pc) April 22, 2024

He wrote, ''Recently Health Checking Urinals have begun popping up in Men's restrooms all over Shanghai. A private company is offering the urine analysis for RMB 20. Naturally, I tried that out.''

''The whole process is about as easy as one might think. I paid my fee via WeChat and before I even made it down the escalator had my results,'' he further wrote as he shared pictures of a man using the toilet and getting his results.

His results, which said he lacked calcium, were "otherwise unremarkable",he said.

A few days later, he encountered another one of these urinals and conducted another test. "Seems like I've been consuming enough milk by now," he wrote, indicating that the tests were quite thorough. He informed users that his calcium levels had improved.

I don't think this shall replace a visit to your doctor but it might very well prompt one.

A cardiologist told me that thanks to Apple Watches he now saw more people before they had heart attacks.

That's kind of what I am hoping for here. pic.twitter.com/VpTOHYa97Y — Christian Petersen-Clausen (@chris__pc) April 22, 2024

''The company seems to be installing them all over China and given how important early detection of health issues is I think this is quite good. I don't think this shall replace a visit to your doctor but it might very well prompt one. A cardiologist told me that thanks to Apple Watches he now saw more people before they had heart attacks. That's kind of what I am hoping for here,'' he added.

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(With inputs from agencies)