aba announced a funding round on December 1, 2025, led by the TAKANAWA GATEWAY investment fund, with several other investors participating. The company said the funds would support improvements to Helppad, research on a next-generation model and domestic sales activity. The release also described work with partners in Singapore and plans to begin local sales the following spring. That was a forward-looking plan in the…
Asahi Kasei Microdevices announced on November 12, 2025 an updated smart-diaper demonstration for CES 2026 in Las Vegas. Its description uses urine as an electrolyte and conductive material as electrodes, with energy-harvesting electronics operating without an external battery. The update adds printable conductive ink and an algorithm intended to detect urination count and amount. These are the developer’s descriptions of a demonstration, not a commercial…
Academy Het Dorp reported on September 8, 2025 on a cluster-randomized trial involving 156 people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities at six care organizations. Smart continence care was compared with usual care. Product changes decreased more in the intervention group, but the trial did not show a reduction in leakage. Changes also decreased in the control group. The findings distinguish an effect on changing…
On September 3, 2025, Toi Labs announced that AARP had joined its strategic investors, alongside TOTO and Sloan. The company develops TrueLoo, a toilet-seat-based monitoring system. An earlier September 10, 2024 announcement described TOTO’s strategic investment. These are different milestones in the same company’s development, so they are presented together rather than treated as two independent product evaluations. The announcements do not disclose the investment…
Shenzhen University reported on September 3, 2025 that a team working with Xidian University had combined one-way liquid transport with electrochemical sensing in a smart-diaper prototype. A Janus fabric directs urine towards an absorbent layer and sensing components. The design measures glucose, uric acid and pH-related signals and transmits information to a smartphone via Bluetooth. It connects absorbent-product design with urine analysis, but the university…
FAJ announced its Omutsu Monitor excretion-sensing products in a Japanese release dated August 21, 2025. The company describes combining odour, humidity and temperature sensing, with notifications through smartphones, computers or a wireless chime depending on the configuration. The release includes facility-oriented and individual-use configurations and describes placing the sensor beneath a sheet. It is therefore relevant to diaper-care monitoring without necessarily being a sensor attached…
Australia’s National Ageing Research Institute reported on August 13, 2025 on a community-care pilot with Community Vision and Essity Australasia, funded by ARIIA. It explored the feasibility and acceptability of TENA SmartCare technology for care-dependent older people living in the community. Staff confidence in continence management improved, but data were insufficient to determine effects on primary or secondary outcomes. NARI identified reliability, the support participants…
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital’s official news record, dated July 11, 2025, identifies a trial of smart diapers for adult patients. The stated aim is to help prevent skin conditions. The official public record confirms the trial announcement, but does not provide outcome data sufficient to assess effectiveness. Prevention is the trial’s aim, not an established result. WDO is recording this as a hospital trial announcement…
Zealacare’s announcement dated June 15, 2025 describes a nationwide US launch of the Zealacare Smart System. The Utah company presents it for home care and assisted-living settings. Its described configuration uses briefs with embedded sensing strips, a reusable sensor attached at the front, and notifications through a mobile app. The company also describes sharing monitoring with caregivers. This article reports the company’s rollout announcement. It…
Koyo’s news listing dated May 29, 2025 announced the release of the Diaper Navi home-care kit. The company says a smartphone application can display wetness inside the diaper, the wearer’s position and the temperature inside the diaper. The announcement extends the Diaper Navi range into home care, following the facility-oriented release in 2024. It does not establish compatibility with every diaper or pad, or independently…
Paramount Bed launched Omutsu COLOR for care facilities on May 7, 2025. The company says the sensor identifies colour changes inside a paper diaper and sends stool-detection notifications to staff through a dedicated application. Records can also connect with its Nemuri CONNECT monitoring platform. The launch includes daytime-and-nighttime and nighttime service packages. Fukushi Shimbun reported the release on May 28. These sources establish the launch…
A study published on April 28, 2025 by researchers in Toyama, Japan examines an external capacitance sensor for estimating urine volume in an inner absorbent pad. It considers repeated liquid additions and differences between products. Experiments used a body phantom and one volunteer, with simulated urine introduced through a tube. The work explores a way to assess an inner pad without direct sensor contact with…
