Detect spoiled food
Thanks to these connected chopsticks “aidu Kuaisou”, users will be able to see, thanks to a mobile application, whether the oil in which the dish has been cooked is of good quality or not.
If there is an oil unfit for consumption, the rods will flash red.
In addition to measuring the quality of the oils, these chopsticks can also detect the presence of bacteria and analyze the contamination food. Ultimately, they will be real health allies for consumers. Because new applications will emerge, such as measuring the amount of salt, acidity or the number of calories in food.
“China is regularly shaken by so-called ‘gutter oil’ scandals, that is to say adulterated oil, made from used oils and other waste collected from restaurants, and then resold at broken prices and illegally to small restaurateurs and street vendors, ”Baidu CEO Robin Li recalls to AFP.
In fact, in 2008, milk contaminated with melamine was intoxicated 300,000 people and killed 6 children. This weekend, 250 tons of oil unfit for consumption were seized from a factory in Taiwan.
The public noticed these magic wands thanks to a humorous video presented as an April 1 joke. But faced with the enthusiasm of Internet users to discover this connected object, Baidu decided to launch in-depth research on these smart wands.
The company has only manufactured prototypes and the marketing date of the final product is not yet scheduled.
