Smart Bathrooms for your Smart Homes
The times are changing and technology is stepping up its way in everything. You name a thing and it is either going digital or it is going ‘smart’. Smart phones, smart watches, smart TV, smart homes, smart cities, the list will just keep going on. From this list, smart automated homes have given rise to smart bathrooms also. Because, why should your bathroom stay behind the rest of your automated house?
Numerous smart bathroom accessories are coming out these days. From smart bathtubs to smart mirrors, there are so many tempting products that we just can’t wait to install in our bathrooms and our smart homes. These accessories not only enhance the cleanliness and hygiene of your bathroom but are also effective in saving water.
Smart Bathroom Market
The smart bathroom market has only increased since the concept of smart homes came out. According to the figures by Market Research Future (MRFR), the market is expected to grow its Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) by 11% by the year 2023.
The growth is directly triggered by the rise in technology and smart homes. The rise has in-turn triggered many companies from all over the world to invest in the smart bathroom market. Companies like Kohler, TOTO, Roca, Duravit AG, and Masco Corp. are investing heavily in smart bathroom technology.
North America is leading the way when it comes to smart bathroom market, followed by Europe. With so many smart cities coming up in these regions, smart home and smart bathroom market are bound to see substantial growth. Another region where smart bathroom market is rapidly rising is Asia-Pacific. Home and bathroom construction companies like TOTO and Masco, based in Japan and China respectively, are leading the way in the Asia-Pacific region.
Smart bathrooms are in demand all over the world not only in residential colonies and sectors but also in commercial sectors.
Smart Bathroom Accessories and Technology
Smart home and smart bathroom accessories not only make your home stylish and beautiful but they also make your lifestyle efficient in the ways you can’t even think of. These accessories take care of your comfort and also take care of our environment. Saving water in the bathroom and saving electricity in the rest of the home, this is one of the ways how these accessories take care of the environment. Effective! Isn’t it?
The best example of a smart hi-tech toilet is Numi 2.0, launched by Kohler at the start of this year. Numi 2.0 comes out with some exceptional features like an automatic lid, a heated seat, warm-water cleansing, surround sound speakers, ambient mood lighting and so on. The intelligent toilet is the best when it comes to hygiene and saving water.
Check out some other technologies that you can install in your bathroom to make it smarter and better –
1. Smart Bathtubs: All-new smart bathtubs make your baths more comforting and relaxing. These bathtubs and have a chromotherapy function which lets you adjust the color of the lights embedded in the bathtub. Setting up the right color positively impacts one’s mental and physical being. These smart bathtubs also allow you to adjust the temperature of the water.
2. Digital showers: Digital showers are a step ahead when it comes to saving water. Apart from the temperature of the water, you can also control the speed and droplet size of the water. The all-new H²OKinetic Technology simulates the speed of the water without actually using more amount of water. Digital showers also come out with ambient lighting functions.
3. Smart mirrors: The smart two-way mirror comes with an inbuilt display behind the glass. You can check plenty of things on the display like current affairs, calendars, even the security cameras. Some of the more advanced smart mirrors come with an inbuilt voice assistant also.
Some other technologies that are coming out include smart ventilation, floor-mopping robots, and bathrooms smart TV, specially built to function in the damp conditions of a bathroom.
This is just a list of technologies and accessories that have come out and making its way in smart homes. But technology is the most dynamic and we are getting to see so many innovations.
So, wait out for more in the smart bathroom market. New technologies are continuously coming out to blow your mind. Like the augmented reality simulator that will show you how a haircut looks and a step-by-step guide to achieving it. Yes! You have read that right. That’s why we say that technology is dynamic and we’re yet to see a lot.