The Somnox Sleep Robot is a sleep device claims to enhance quality of sleep. It's a soft-robotic that enhances the quality of sleep and uses breathing regulation and audio to help fall asleep faster, get deeper sleep, and wake up at the optimal time through a smart alarm.[1][2][3]
History
Somnox, manufacturer of the Somnox Sleep Robot, was launched in 2017, starting out as an academic project in the Robotics Institute of the University of technology Delft. €500k was raised through crowdfunding and public grants to pursue the manufacturing of sleep-improving soft-robotic device. Somnox partnered with Auping to manufacture the Sleep Robot.
Specifications
Hardware
Breathing Regulation
Audio
Software
The Somnox Sleep Robot has no internal display, as a smartphone running either Android or iOS needs to have the companion app, "Somnox Companion".[4] However, it can also operate independently, without external connection.
See also
References
- ^ "This Gently Breathing Robot Cuddles You to Sleep". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "I had a one-night stand with a sleep robot". Digital Trends. 2018-01-09. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ "Would you sleep with this robot?". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-09-07.
- ^ Heller, Emily. "Somnox might be the first robot you'll want to cuddle". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-09-07.