The first public smart bathroom is now open at LAX

Public bathrooms have a problem, and the internet of all things might be able to solve it. 

You know how it goes. When you need to go, you wander through dozens of stalls, peeking beneath doors for feet. Or, you push on said doors, annoying the stalls’ occupants, and risking a mortifying encounter if the door’s unlocked.      

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) announced Wednesday that it is piloting a Smart Bathroom system that will help eliminate such bathroom woes. 

The system, called “Tooshlights,” indicates via bathroom lighting when a stall is occupied and when it’s not. The new bathroom features a green light bulb outside each stall. When a stall’s door locks, its corresponding bulb turns red.  Read more…

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