This self-driving robotic toilet comes to you

During a Last exhibition in Shanghai Focusing on elderly care, assistive devices and rehabilitation medicine, a Chinese company called Yueban has debuted a smart toilet that does something we’ve never seen before; It’s about you. Xiaoban’s self-driving toilet is designed to improve accessibility for those who deal with mobility issues due to age, injuries or disabilities. It is expected to retail for 28,999 yuan in China, or approximately US$4,300. According to the main information technologybut global availability has not been confirmed.

The Xiaoban toilet uses technology similar to those most often found Advanced robotic vacuums. set of sensors, Including LIDAR and ultrasound, are used to autonomously plan safe paths through a home or care facility that avoid obstacles and stairs when summoned by remote control or voice command. The user may still need assistance getting to the toilet, but it saves them having to transfer to the bathroom. based on Videos of Xiaoban in actionand it also seems to handle almost everything else.

Instead of paper, the toilet features a built-in bidet and a warm air drying mechanism to clean the user, as well as a system that self-cleans the bowl and seals the waste within a sealed bowl. This, along with the ultraviolet lights used to kill bacteria, will help reduce unpleasant odors and possibly reduce the stigma of using the toilet away from the bathroom.

After the user finishes, the toilet will go to one of two places. If his charging dock is connected to plumbing and sewerage, Xiaoban will first go there to recharge, refill his tanks, and empty the collected waste after crushing it to prevent blockages. If the sidewalk lacks sanitation, the toilet will first stop at a bathroom where an extended arm flushes the waste into a conventional toilet so it can be flushed out. Although the Xiaoban doesn’t completely replace caregivers, it does make their job a lot easier by eliminating the need to help someone get to the bathroom, and handle most of the clean-up afterward.