LAS VEGAS — The demo high-tech toilets from Japan are unabashedly right in the middle of the floor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
While the toilets are not functioning ones, manufacturer Toto is keen to show how its “intelligent” washlet system can be good for the environment and improve people’s experience in the bathroom.
How smart is the toilet?
You walk up to it and it opens up, and when you leave it closes and flushes automatically.
It also eliminates the need for toilet paper.
“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.”
After usage, the toilet cleans and sanitizes itself with electrolyzed water. And because of its coating of titanium dioxide and zirconium, nothing sticks to the bowl.
That means it can go for a year without cleaning, avoiding the use of environmentally harmful chemicals.
One thing that may be hard to digest for users is the price: a list price of $10,000 for the original Neorest, and possibly more for the new model.
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