Air purifiers were a popular purchase during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, as people became increasingly concerned with viruses and other airborne pathogens.

At the recent CES show in Las Vegas, Israeli startup Airovation Technologies unveiled a new division, Airosphera, which will enable air purifier manufacturers to add artificial intelligence-based technology to make smarter indoor filters.

Airosphera’s algorithms use biosensing to monitor the heart rate, breathing and daily routine of people in an enclosed space.

The data, collected from up to one meter from the device, automatically modifies how the purifier works based on individual human parameters. A Bluetooth-connected mobile phone app can be used to change the settings manually.

Among those parameters is the amount of carbon dioxide in the room. An accumulation of CO2 (a natural byproduct of breathing) can impact cognitive performance, concentration and even quality of sleep.

Ever wonder why people in a meeting room or students in a classroom tend to get drowsy? Maybe it’s not just because the topic is boring!