Google built a camera-based tool to estimate body fat more accurately than wearables
Google's new smartphone tool could make body fat estimation as easy as taking a selfie.
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What is the name of the tool?
The tool is called PhotoScan.
How does the tool work?
The tool uses smartphone images to estimate body composition and metabolic risk.
Is this tool available to the public?
The tool is not yet available to the public. It is not clear when or if it will be integrated into consumer products.
The brief
People may soon be able to estimate their body fat and metabolic risk using just their smartphone camera. Google has developed a tool that uses smartphone images to provide these estimates. The tool is said to be more accurate than current wearable devices.
Google Research published a paper detailing the technology. The paper, titled "Seeing beyond BMI: Estimating cardiometabolic risk with smartphone imagery", explains the science behind the tool. The tool analyzes images to estimate body composition and metabolic risk.
It is not yet clear when or if this feature will be integrated into consumer products.
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The reporting (7)
- Google Develops AI Tool To Estimate Body Fat Using Smartphone Selfies Dataconomy · 1d ago
- Google Is Testing an AI That Can Estimate Body Fat From Photos SammyGuru · 1d ago
- Google PhotoScan estimates body composition and metabolic risk from smartphone images PTTL.gr · 1d ago
- Just after debuting its Insulin Resistance Trends feature on the Pixel Watch, Google's gone one step further — and invented a body fat-scanning feature using a smartphone camera Yahoo Tech · 1d ago
- Google: Your Phone Could Soon Read Your Body Fat From a Photo Phandroid · 1d ago
- Seeing beyond BMI: Estimating cardiometabolic risk with smartphone imagery Google Research · 1d ago
- Google built a camera-based tool to estimate body fat more accurately than wearables Android Authority · 1d ago
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