What if your toilet could do more than just flush?
What if it could adjust to your bodily needs, clean with precision, and even entertain you?
In China, a global manufacturing powerhouse, smart toilets have...
been gaining ground from shopping malls to hotels and are rapidly becoming the new standard in public spaces.
How did this happen and could this be the next big step in elevating our daily comfort?
Coming to you live from Beijing, this is Roundtable.
I'm He Yang.
For today's program, I'm joined by Steve Hatherly and Yu Shun in the studio.
First on today's show, smart toilets.
once a Japanese novelty, have transformed into a booming industry in China,
with the country now making nearly 70% of the world's smart toilets.
From just 1 million units sold in 2015 to over 11 million in 2024,
smart toilets are now doing more than just flushing.
They're revolutionizing comfort, hygiene, and even entertainment in the bathroom.
What's behind the surge in population?
Could smart toilets soon become as essential in our homes as air conditioning?
So, Steve, I got to consult with you.
The concept of what?
a bathroom is supposed to be has apparently changed.
Yeah.