LG wants to make washing machines and other smart home appliances that will monitor the owner's sleep

LG Electronics has announced its cooperation with the South Korean startup Asleep, which is engaged in the development of technology for sleep tracking. The result of this cooperation should be smart home appliances with the function of determining the sleep of their owners.

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Asleep has created artificial intelligence-based technology that it says can diagnose a person's stage of sleep based only on the sound of their breathing. It can even identify the stages: awake, light, deep and REM sleep. It doesn't require human interaction - just a microphone on any device.

LG said the goal of its partnership with Asleep is to research and develop products that integrate with its sleep diagnostic technology. As a result, the tech will be able to detect when users are asleep and adjust its settings accordingly. For example, an air purifier can switch to sleep mode, and a washing machine will not make a sound when the laundry is done, but will switch to the "take care of laundry after it's done" function on its own.

Asleep said its sleep-diagnostic technology could be integrated into appliances through the Sleeptrack application programming interface, which will be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show 2023 in Las Vegas next month. There, LG and Asleep will demonstrate a "smart bedroom" environment with multiple applications of the technology.

Source: LG, Silicon Angle