Combined with the IoT device, it can achieve a similar effect of placing food on the table and seeing recipe recommendations.

Fabric is very common in people's lives, so it is also one of the important objects that technology companies have been committed to intelligence in recent years. For example, Google has already made many achievements in this area, and now Microsoft has collaborated with multiple universities to develop a smart fabric called Capacitivo. Specifically, it can rely on capacitive sensing electrodes and machine learning technology to determine the corresponding object category based on the material and shape in contact with the surface. Items such as food, beverages, containers, etc. are within the scope of Capacitivo's application.

The initial application example envisioned by the development team for Capacitivo is a smart tablecloth, which has the ability to automatically judge food and can play a significant role in pairing with recipes and slimming apps. In addition, Capacitivo can also recognize items such as earphones and lipstick, so when you leave them on the table, Capacitivo can also cooperate with the IoT device to send out timely reminders.

Of course, the use of Capacitivo is also limited. Currently, it is not very good at identifying objects on metal surfaces, and it is also difficult to identify things with square shapes like books or unclear capacitance such as credit cards. In addition, although Capacitivo can recognize beverages, certain types of judgments cannot be considered very reliable.

At present, we are unable to determine when Capacitivo will be converted into actual products, and the development team also believes that there are many aspects that need to be improved. If everything goes smoothly, problems such as metal recognition should be solved in the future, and researchers even plan to introduce functions such as touch input.

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