Taipei City Government

One of the biggest pains of using a public restroom is getting stuck in a stall that ran out of toilet paper. To save you from such embarrassing moments, the Parks and Street Lights Office (PSLO) has introduced the island’s first smart restrooms installed with sensors that can detect if toilet paper has been depleted.
 
According to the agency, the smart restrooms are located at the public restrooms No. 5 and No. 6 at Daan Park. The smart restrooms work by using IOT sensor technologies, which can monitor the amount of toilet paper and hand wash remaining in the restrooms and detect unpleasant odor.
 
Service personnel will receive a notification when there’s a need for cleanup or restocking. The ingenious mechanism not only helps improve user experience, but also benefits management and manpower efficiency.
 
The big data collected from the user traffic will be analyzed via artificial intelligence applications to provide reference for supply procurement and coordination.
 
In addition to monitoring supplies and odor and sending notifications, future applications of smart restrooms will expand to include cleaner attendance management and enhanced clean-up schedules that accommodate actual user traffic.