Privacy concerns about bathroom monitoring vanish when you realize the Dekoda might catch health issues your doctor would miss. Kohler’s $599 toilet camera represents the company’s bold leap from traditional plumbing into AI-powered health monitoring, transforming your most private moments into diagnostic opportunities.
Installation and Privacy Features
The Dekoda clamps onto most toilet rims without tools, prioritizing user privacy through strategic camera positioning.
This isn’t your Ring doorbell situation—the camera angles exclusively toward toilet contents, never capturing users or bathroom surroundings. Installation requires rims between 32-58mm wide with 6mm clearance beneath the lid.
The system includes:
- Fingerprint authentication for multi-user households
- Rechargeable battery lasting roughly a week
- USB-C connectivity for updates
- End-to-end encryption for all health data
- Granular sharing controls accessible through the dedicated app
Health Monitoring Capabilities
AI-powered imaging analyzes waste samples to track hydration, gut health, and detect potential blood traces.
The Dekoda delivers daily health insights by photographing and analyzing what most people prefer to flush and forget. Its spectroscopy sensors assess hydration levels while AI algorithms track gut health patterns and screen for blood—potentially catching early warning signs of gastrointestinal conditions.
The Kohler Health app compiles this data into personalized health scores and trend analysis, functioning like a Fitbit for your digestive system. Results sync to your smartphone with notifications for concerning patterns worth discussing with healthcare professionals.
Cost and Market Reality
Premium pricing positions the Dekoda as luxury health tech rather than mainstream bathroom accessory.
Beyond the $599 hardware investment, ongoing AI analysis requires monthly subscriptions ranging from $70 to $156—making this decidedly expensive compared to traditional health monitoring. Kohler faces competition from startup Throne’s similar offering, but leverages its bathroom fixture expertise and customer support infrastructure.
Pre-orders launch now with first shipments scheduled for October 21, 2025, targeting early adopters willing to pay premium prices for passive health surveillance. These technical specifications and comparison data strengthen the device’s positioning in the premium health tech segment, addressing specific health management needs rather than general bathroom upgrades.
The Dekoda transforms bathroom privacy into health opportunity, though its success depends on whether consumers value diagnostic insights enough to accept intimate monitoring. Like smartwatches before mainstream adoption, toilet cameras might seem bizarre until they become indispensable.
