Happy 4th of July to fellow Americans. It's been a great trip to the great city of New York. I was there for the Intersolar Conference and managed to catch a glimpse of the celebration for the independence of United States of America. It was a such a great sight that I never thought would have experienced it on my own. The crowd was cheering and the bands were playing great tunes of music.
During my stay at New York, I managed to walk around the Big Apple's shops and and did some window shopping. At a gallery, I saw something that caught my attention, a label called "SMART MOP". At first thought, I was thinking more of a futuristic Internet of Things that can do all those mopping for you by using sensors, but when I went into the shop, it's just a super absorbent mops and a retractable handle that make the work convenient. Well, it did serve its purpose as a "smart mop" but what if there's such an IoT mop which is in the design stage?
What Makes A Smart Mop?
Imagine, as a building service contractor, having the ability to head off customer restroom complaints before they happen. Well, imagine no further: A wide variety of Internet of Things, or IoT, solutions are becoming increasingly available that allow contractors to tap into restroom fixtures and dispensers, which inform them of high usage, low supplies or even the possibility of future malfunctions. That's where the smart mop should come in handy. The smart mop knows where it is in the room and the direction in which it's going. It can also tell the house-cleaner which spots need more mopping through the display screen on top.
Which Stage Is It In?
Currently this smart mop is still in ideation stage. The last I'd checked was that it had a prototype in South Korea. The smart mop, they claim, provides an easier, more effective and enjoyable mopping experience. In addition, it has a game mode, which allows the mopper to play a game designed to find hidden targets shown on the screen. You score points when you clean the hidden targets around the room. Let's hope that it can make it out soon in the market where people will start to enjoy mopping their houses and keep it squeaky clean.
