As B2B News Network reported in Digital Journal on Jan. 5, CES 2016 is more than just a “geek-fest” for really cool gadgets that will probably never catch on or be mass-produced.
However, one interesting gadget that has already seen a great deal of success is an “intelligent” toilet manufactured by Toto. Actually, the toilet can’t really be called a gadget because it is more of a work of art. It has been designed to not only be good for the environment but to improve people’s experience in the bathroom.
The models displayed at CES 2016 were not functioning models, according to CTV News, but Toto reps were keen to show just how their toilet’s washlet system worked. It is described as being a tankless, low-flow, one-piece toilet using only 1.6 gallons of water per flush.
IBNLive is reporting that Toto spokesperson Lenora Campos said, “You walk up to it and it opens up, and when you leave it closes and flushes automatically.” No toilet paper in needed with this baby, either. “It scans and delivers warm aerated water” to the user, she said. “It washes and then dries you. We can be clean without paper products.”
With a coating of titanium dioxide and zirconium, nothing sticks to the interior surfaces. After being used, the toilet cleans and sanitizes itself using electrolyzed water. All this means it can go a full year without cleaning, eliminating the use of chemicals harmful to the environment.
Campos said this technology is not new to Japan, where about 70 percent of homes use this sort of washlet system. Toto has been selling the Neorest model in the U.S. and in Europe. The model seen at the Las Vegas show is a newer version. The newer model is being introduced in Europe this year, with plans to hit the U.S. market in 2017.
Oh, for those of you just dying to own one of these toilets, plan on taking out a loan or putting it on next year’s Christmas list. It will set you back around $10,000 or more.
