Consider that when you cuddle with someone or something, your body releases oxytocin, a love hormone that promotes connection. For me though, the Sleep Robot’s biggest selling point is its snuggle-ability.
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And before I even had a minute to be sufficiently weirded out, I drifted off to sleep.įor my three-week trial period of having Frances Bean as a bedmate, I enjoyed the soothing effect that came from being "sung" to sleep and waking up to my 7:30 a.m. My go-to sound was “Calm,” a low, mystical whirring noise. The app also allows you to configure your breath settings program your robot for a nap, sleep, or to relax and set a timer for it to turn off and select your tunes.
You can customize your sleep preferences on an iPhone- and Android-compatible app. Then, it played a lullaby for me! Well, kind of. On our first night together, I didn't think I could feel more ridiculous as Frances Bean sucked its non-stomach in and out. Photo: Somnox How we became best bedmates forever Still, the fake breathing isn’t why we bonded so quickly. Deep-breathing is, after all, a relaxation technique that can cater to improved snoozing. And given that breathing synchronization is something humans are especially skilled at during sleep, the idea is that by cuddling the Sleep Robot, you'll be able to mimic its slowed-down inhale-exhale pace and reap the sleep-time benefits.
It expands and sort of deflates, as if it's taking deep, relaxing belly breaths. While those may seem like simple goals to achieve, consider that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 1 in 3 people don’t get enough sleep and a survey of nearly 1,500 Well+Good readers found that 92 percent feel fatigued more than once a week.Ī core function of the Sleep Robot, though, is its simulated breathing ability. The strangely adorable Sleep Robot was developed to help people fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up more rested. Turns out, it's not sentient-just a little more personable than other sleep-promoting interventions, like, say, a red night light. "It's sentient, " I thought as I jumped back. So imagine my shock when once plugged in, it started breathing. Or any number of iThings, that are emotionless, digital, rectangular bits of high-grade plastic. It came with a little blank birth certificate and I, completely baffled, plugged it into a charger. I remember the day my Somnox Sleep Robot, a jelly-bean-shaped mechanical pillow I promptly named Frances Bean Garis, was delivered to me.
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