Feature: High-Tech Urinals You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Before

Yes, the latest urinals come equipped with such high-tech features as hydraulics, self-cleaning mechanims, games, and more. Continue reading to view them all.

Urilift

At $75,000, the self-cleaning Urilift is touted as the “world’s most high-tech” — consisting of “a two-meter high stainless steel cylinder with three alcoves, each with a urinal, and no doors.”

By day, the Urilift is lowered below street level for a nice clean look. Then at night, an operator comes by with a remote and the Urilift hydraulically lifts to sidewalk level in about two minutes

You’re in Control

Created by the MIT Media Lab (2002), You’re In Control is a urine-control system where “sensors in the back of a urinal detect the position of impact of a stream of urine, enabling the user to play interactive games on a screen mounted above the urinal”.

$100,000 Bulletproof Urinal

That’s right, each one of these public toilets/restrooms costs a whopping $100,000. These things are “not only bulletproof, but can withstand a 15 ton blast as well.”

While we don’t know of any units in America (yet), Beijing has 8 floating around in their Zhongguancun Plaza. Just wait until the sirens go off and we are all forced to hide in porta-potties

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