Sensing Toilet

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Project Contract No.: 15/2025
Stage No. 1/2025
Project title: Smart toilet with the capacity to monitor urine health
Project title (En): Smart toilet with sensing capacity to monitor the urine health
Acronym: SENSING TOILET
Contracting Authority: Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding – UEFISCDI
Beneficiary: Beia Consult International
PROGRAM: Program 5.8 – European and International Cooperation
Subprogram 5.8.2 – Eureka Projects

The “Sensing Toilet” project aims to develop an intelligent toilet capable of monitoring urine biomarkers in real time, using microbial fuel cell (MFC)-based biosensors.
The system does not require external energy sources, making it sustainable and suitable for continuous medical monitoring, prevention, and easy access to healthcare services.
The final result is a functional prototype, integrated and tested in a relevant environment, that can:

  • detect important compounds (e.g., glucose, volatile fatty acids);
  • analyze urine with rapid response;
  • generate electrical energy through MFC;
  • communicate data to IT platforms;
  • support vulnerable users (e.g., persons with disabilities).

Project duration: 36 months

Total contract value: 1,846,600 lei (363,597.27 EUR)
of which:

  • Source 1 – state budget: 1,500,000 lei (295,351.16 EUR)
  • Source 2 – other attracted sources (co-financing): 346,600 lei (68,246.11 EUR)

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Contract proiect nr: 15/2025

Etapa nr.1/2025

Denumirea proiectului: Toaletă inteligentă cu capacitatea de a monitoriza sănătatea urinei 

Denumirea proiectului (En): Smart toilet with sensing capacity to monitor the urine health – 

Acronim: SENSING TOILET

Autoritatea contractantă: Unitatea Executivă pentru Finanțarea Învățământului Superior, a Cercetării, Dezvoltării și Inovării – UEFISCDI

Beneficiar: Beia Consult Internațional

PROGRAM: Programul 5.8 – Cooperare Europeană și Internațională

Subprogramul 5.8.2 Proiecte Eureka 

Proiectul “Sensing Toilet” își propune dezvoltarea unei toalete inteligente capabile să monitorizeze biomarkeri din urină în timp real, utilizând biosenzori pe bază de celule microbiene cu combustibil (MFC).

Sistemul nu necesită surse externe de energie, fiind sustenabil și potrivit pentru monitorizare medicală continuă, prevenție și acces facil la servicii de sănătate.

Rezultatul final este un prototip funcțional, integrat și testat în mediu relevant, care poate:

  • detecta compuși importanți (ex.: glucoză, acizi grași volatili);
  • analiza urina cu reacție rapidă;
  • genera energie electrică prin MFC;
  • comunica date către platforme IT;
  • sprijini utilizatorii vulnerabili (ex. persoane cu dizabilități).

Durata proiectului: 36 luni

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Stages and activities

Stage I – Definition of performance requirements and preliminary design (01.09.2025 – 31.12.2025)

Activities:

  • A1.1 – Analysis of performance requirements
  • A1.2 – Preliminary design

Stage II – Design of the microbial fuel cell transducer and sensor system (01.01.2026 – 31.12.2026)

Activities:

  • A2.1 – Update of performance requirements
  • A2.2 – Definition of hardware and software components
  • A2.3 – Development of the MFC (Microbial Fuel Cells) transducer for detection applications
  • A2.4 – Definition of the sensor’s functional requirements
  • A2.5 – Design of the smart toilet prototype

Stage III – Development of the microbial transducer and testing of the smart toilet prototype (01.01.2027 – 31.12.2027)

Activities:

  • A3.1 – Development of the microbial transducer for glucose detection
  • A3.2 – Verification/validation tests
  • A3.3 – Feasibility testing of the MFC transducer
  • A3.4 – MFC test for glucose detection (sensitivity: 0–100 mg/dL)
  • A3.5 – Integration and assembly of the smart toilet prototype components

Stage IV – Testing and validation of the prototype; Coordination, communication, and dissemination (01.01.2028 – 01.09.2028)

Activities:

  • A4.1 – MFC testing for volatile fatty acids (sensitivity: 0–100 mg/dL)
  • A4.2 – Verification/validation test
  • A4.3 – Feasibility testing of the experimental MFC-based biosensor model
  • A4.4 – Data analysis, validation, and optimization of the model
  • A4.5 – Testing, validation, and optimization of the smart toilet prototype
  • A4.6 – Coordination, communication, and dissemination