Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet - IDSS

A new disposable, affordable “smart” diaper embedded with an RFID tag is designed by MIT researchers to sense and communicate wetness to a nearby RFID reader, which in turn can wirelessly send a notification to a caregiver that it’s time for a change. Image: MIT News

Low-cost “smart” diaper can notify caregiver when it’s wet

MIT News Office | February 15, 2020

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