The Smart Faucet will do everything for you except wash your hands and face and brush your teeth
Have you considered using faucets you don’t need to touch? Manufacturers are starting to make more of these, in case you haven’t noticed. You use them quite regularly in the public bathroom at a sporting event or at a restaurant or at the airport. But, in the home, the idea never really took off.
They aren’t actually new. The electronic faucet was actually first developed in the 1950’s and started gaining some attention in the 1980’s. But, they never penetrated the home market for several reasons…the first being that you wouldn’t be able to control the temperature. That has changed with technology.
We found a newly introduced MotionSense Moen faucet that was unveiled at the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in Chicago. It allows temperature change and, apparently, understands if you are using the faucet to wash your hands or to get a cup of water. It also allows for handle use. Other companies that are getting into the push for electronic faucets in the home include Grohe, Muirsis, Dornbracht, American Standard, and KWC. The Swiss company has a faucet that uses a remote control to select water temperature as well as hard-wired unit directly on the faucet.
And, then there’s the Smart Faucet from iHouse. This contraption has a camera that will recognize you and other family members so it remembers “favorite” temperature settings. It will also change colors for you to enhance your hand-washing-tooth-brushing experience. And, it will also allow access to email on the touchscreen as well as calendar and outside temperature. No price yet on this.
