Industrial designer Yves Béhar has joined forces with pediatrician and author Harvey Karp and a team of MIT engineers to tackle the ever-present problem of baby (and parental) sleep. The team is behind the new Snoo sleeper, invented by Karp, the author of the much-read Happiest Baby on the Block and creator of a popular […]The post Yves Behar Partners With Harvey Karp To Create Snoo Smart Cradle appeared first on Pursuitist.

Industrial designer Yves Béhar has joined forces with pediatrician and author Harvey Karp and a team of MIT engineers to tackle the ever-present problem of baby (and parental) sleep.The team is behind the new Snoo sleeper, invented by Karp, the author of the much-read Happiest Baby on the Block and creator of a popular approach to calm crying. Its promise: to comfort fussing from fatigue ? often in under a minute, say its creators ? for the price of US$1,160.Inspired by what Karp has called the ?calming reflex,? a response he says is activated through a series of steps that imitate the environment of the womb, Snoo creates gentle, broad movements and white noise, with a robotic system that senses when babies need soothing.Sounds change volume and pitch depending on whether the aim is to promote sleep or calm an upset baby.Designed for babies up to about six months in age, one of the crib?s main features is a ?five-second swaddle? that attaches to the sleeper and prevents a baby from rolling over. Three ?Snoo Sacks? in small, medium and large are ...