The system links ceiling-mounted indicator lights with “smart” latches on the stall doors that can sense when they are locked.
New technology debuting at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) may signal the end of those awkward attempts to peer under bathroom stalls to determine if they're occupied.
Tooshlights will unveil its “smart restroom traffic management” system in American Airlines Terminal 4 Wednesday.
The system links ceiling-mounted indicator lights with “smart” latches on the stall doors that can sense when they are locked.
When a stall is available, the light above it is green, and when the latch is activated, the light turns red.
“A common problem in facility design is flow of movement, which affects passenger satisfaction,” said Allen Klevens, president and CEO at Modus Systems, the parent company of Tooshlights.
“Tooshlights is disrupting the public restroom industry by fixing the efficiency of restrooms, especially in large commercial spaces like airports, where people are pressed for time. We are thrilled that our hometown airport is the first airport in the world to feature Tooshlights.”
“The desire for clean and available restrooms is consistently in the top ranks of what guests want at an airport, and this will help us provide a higher level of service to the traveling public and allow us to better meet our strategic goal of delivering facilities and guest experiences that are exceptional,” said Barbara Yamamoto, chief experience officer at Los Angeles World Airports, which operates LAX.
If the smart restroom pilot is successful, LAX will add it to additional restrooms in Terminal 4 and then throughout the airport.
Source: PhocusWire