Toilettronic

Out-of-this-world fashion with function: clothing or accessories for earth or space wear!

Every space traveler – even the robotic ones – should feel? their very best during the journey, infused with the very best data and technology available. Earthlings can follow suit. Design a space data-tech-fashion wearable in the form of clothing or accessories that will collect or distribute data and technology in the following categories:

Design for Interconnectivity (staying more connected to team, community, and tools)

• enhance the work/life experience of humans and/or capabilities of robots  

Design for Health (biometrics, physical and emotional health, and/or environmental alerts)

• maintain or improve the health and well-being of the human
• provide early warning for unhealthy environmental factors (air quality, radiation, outgassing, temperature)

Design for Entertainment (sights, sounds, music, activity)

• enhance the human experience whether during work or play

Toilettronic ensures stress free toilet exprience in space. It is a gamified toilet navigation system for space habitats. It consists of wearable electronics and a game monitor.

With the help of sensors attached directly to the skin, astronauts will be guided in aiming at the very small space toilet. It is a system designed as a starfighter game, in order to make the experience of going to the toilet in microgravity not only easier, but more fun.

Astronauts can choose a ship to target. As soon as you have aimed well, you can let go.

The toilet is one of the most neglected but most visited places in life both here and in space. Space toilets should not be a taboo, but a fun and easy environment. After all, that is some of the free time in the busy astronaut schedule. Therefore the development of toilettronic is a crucial need for the ISS and any other space habitat.

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Wearable technology has been rapidly developing, especially in the sphere of healthcare, so the use of small, flexible electronics can be employed for the project. The sensor circuits can be directly attached to the skin on both sides of the behinds of astronauts. The other part of the electronics is attached to the toilet itself, so when the sensor and receiver are aligned, you are good to go.

The technology solutions are multiple. For example, RFID, ultrasonic, magnetic, laser..etc.