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BMind, the world’s first smart mirror for mental wellness. |
Daily healthtech pioneer Baracoda today unveiled BMind, the world’s first AI-powered smart mirror for mental wellness, acting as a health companion capable of identifying mood and helping manage stress. Built on a new generation smart mirror software from the CareOS platform, BMind provides personalized recommendations and experiences based on a user’s mental state, as part of a seamless, touchless experience with gesture recognition, voice command, and intent detection. BMind’s technology has recently been recognized with a 2024 Consumer Electronics (CES) Innovation Award in the smart home category.
Managing stress, soothing anxiety, and reducing insomnia all
require an ally that helps people maintain a positive mindset and encourages a
proactive approach to wellness. Unlike phone-based apps, BMind seamlessly fits
into everyone’s bathroom, allowing users to evaluate their mental states and
select recommended exercises and activities to elevate their moods. BMind
gathers information without any invasive technology, and helps users
incorporate mindfulness practices into their daily routines or even curb feelings
of loneliness through an immersive experience using light, sound, and visuals.
BMind is powered by Generative AI for conversation and
coaching experiences as well as Natural Language Processing (NLP) for sentiment
analysis. It identifies different sentiments and adapts to the user’s mood by
providing light therapy sessions, and personalized, auto-generated mindfulness
exercises such as guided meditation and self-affirmations. Through CareOS
interface, BMind harnesses cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) and
utilizes Computer Vision and Large Language Models to interpret expressions, gestures,
and language.
BMind is built upon the CareOS, an operating system that
enables manufacturers to create and power smart mirrors faster than ever
before, and turn any screen into a smart mirror. It also allows third-party
providers to connect their applications for display within the mirror’s
interface. Among 40 providers already compatible with CareOS, BMind partners
with ThrivePal, an AI-powered coach that crafts bespoke programs for
personalized self-improvement, and Inclusive Brains, proprietary combination of
generative AI and neurophysiology to empower devices to sense and adapt to how
people feel in real time. CareOS is a privacy-by-design platform that stores
health and personal data locally, and never shares it with any party without
the user’s explicit request and consent.
“Technology that can monitor for subtle changes in health
has the potential of improving the quality of millions of lives,” said Thomas
Serval, CEO of Baracoda. “Our mental state exerts a strong effect on our sense
of physical well-being. Including mood in our daily wellness check-ins creates
a fuller picture that represents a powerful step toward redefining preventative
health.”
BMind is another example of Baracoda’s approach to daily
healthtech, which Baracoda believes will increasingly center design on blending
into existing objects, fashion and routines, making health technology more
hassle-free and invisible. By removing the need for user intervention for
software updates or data interpretation across its products, Baracoda designs
more passive ways to keep tabs on health and to share data with healthcare
providers and caregivers.
BMind’s 2024 CES Innovation Award represents Baracoda’s
eighth year in a row earning the accolade, and its tenth CES honor overall.
CareOS partners include companies like Colgate, Wella and Pierre Fabre, among
others.
Established on three continents, Baracoda is a leader in
Daily Healthtech. Baracoda infuses connected tech into the everyday routine,
leveraging AI, data analysis, machine learning, app development, gamification
and more. Baracoda launches products and scale business alongside global market
leaders, relying on a unique B2B2C business model. Its CES-awarded innovation
model is driven by quantitative indexes, developed in-house to recognize daily
habits that improve health and wellness.