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A question to the geeks out there:

Much like the CMU's Touché system, is there a way to use electric signal measure the baby's bladder level and predict a baby's urination needs?

This could replace diaper and help potty training.

TIA.

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Sounds like a nice idea, but babies tend to be quite unpredictable, so I'm not sure I'd trust such a system :-) – Rory Alsop Dec 5 '12 at 9:43
I don't think this question belongs here. Skeptics might fit as it deals with scientific questions but not sure either. Anyway, how such thing can replace a diaper? It won't absorb the urine, right? Personally I don't think it's possible, at least not something simple enough to be profitable and not too cumbersome. – Shadow Wizard Dec 5 '12 at 11:12
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In cultures where mom and baby are together 24/7 and baby is worn in a sling, mothers have learned to predict based on muscle movements baby makes, but I've never heard of a technology to help with doing that. Otherwise, I'm agreeing with Rory Alsop here - highly unpredictable. - However, I am no techno-geek, so I'm not the one you are asking. – balanced mama Dec 5 '12 at 14:28
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The idea of potty training is that the child can tell when they have to go to the bathroom. The signal they get is from their body. For kids who have trouble with that, some sort of biofeedback might be good. I think your device idea could be great for people who have to use a catheter to urinate. So maybe not for parenting-- since all that hardware works pretty well. But maybe for the urology community. Try searching for mitrofanoff. Oh, and maybe an ultrasound signal. You can see if there's urine in a bladder if you look with ultrasound. – 5un5 Dec 6 '12 at 8:00
This seems to be a question about whether the technology is feasible, and therefore is not really on-topic for our site. We strive to be a community of "expert parents", but your question seems to require expertise from electrical engineers and/or biologists. I think its a great idea; I just don't think this is the right place to get an answer. – Beofett♦ Dec 6 '12 at 13:13

closed as off topic by Beofett♦ Dec 6 '12 at 13:14

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