Designer Kazoo Sato from Disruption Lab Team completed their latest toilet design installed in Hatagaya, Tokyo.
Taking part in the ongoing Tokyo Toilet Project, Kazoo Sato's design is the 12th toilet to join the series. Dubbed the 'Hi Toilet', this design aims to make the restroom visit as contactless and hygienic as possible. After much research, the designer realized just how much users avoid hand contact with surfaces while in public washrooms. After this realization, the designer created a voice-activated toilet. Completed with voice recognition technology, users can give verbal instructions that will automatically open doors, flush toilets, and turn on taps.
This design has arrived in a rather timely fashion, as public toilets are often avoided during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Voice-activated Restrooms
- Integration of voice recognition technology can revolutionize public restrooms to make them more hygienic.
- Contactless Technology
- Contactless technology is becoming more prevalent across industries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and restrooms are no exception.
- Hygiene Solutions
- Restroom designers are implementing new solutions to provide users with a more hygienic experience, such as voice-activated toilets.
Sectors Adopting This
- Public Restroom Industry
- The public restroom industry can benefit from integrating voice-activated technology and other contactless solutions to provide users with a safer and more hygienic experience.
- Smart Home Industry
- The voice-activated technology used in public restrooms can also be applied to the smart home industry, providing consumers with a more convenient, hands-free experience.
- Smart City Industry
- As cities become more connected and technology-driven, implementing contactless and voice-activated technologies in public restrooms can greatly contribute to creating a more hygienic and efficient urban environment.
