IoT Based Toilet Cleaning ROBOT – TOILBOT

Abstract

Background: Public toilets play a vital role in community health and individual well-being. Poor Sanitation facility in public toilets is the reason for the spread of infectious diseases to people using them. On the other hand, one of the main problems faced by manual scavengers is proper maintenance of the public lavatory. Objective: To keep the toilets in clean condition to improve hygiene.

Methods: In today’s developing trends on Robotics and Automation, Toilbot can play a key role in promoting good sanitation facilities to public lavatories.

Findings: Further, the toilbot is cost effective and uses minimum amount of water for cleaning purpose. Also, the robot helps in reliving the workers form manual method of cleaning. The robot can clean public restrooms in a faster way. Thus, the entire cleaning process is made simple for the user.  

Novelty: In order to have an efficient cleaning mechanism, Toilbot is introduced. Toilbot is commanded using NodeMCU. NodeMCU is the central part of Toilbot which controls the entire operation. It has arm through which brush and pipes are attached. The BOT pours water into the lavatory and then brushes and cleans the lavatory. Cleaning agent is to be poured at the mentioned time and again water is allowed to pour and cleaning process ends. This is a solution provided for INDIAN type toilets.