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jeudi 2 août 2012
Pedal-powered washing machine costs less than $40 to make
Pedal-powered washing machine costs less than $40 to make
The GiraDora is a portable tub that could make easy-to-use, electricity-free washing affordable for those in poorer communities.
There have been a number of laundry-based innovations featured on
Springwise in the past few years, including ones with a charitable slant
such as the Tide Loads of Hope campaign and the Method donate and wash truck. Hoping to make a real change in poorer areas is the GiraDora, a portable pedal-powered washing machine produced at an affordable price.
Aimed at communities that lack the money and electricity to keep
modern washing machines – where laundry tasks can eat up six hours per
day – the GiraDora consists of a plastic tub with a foot-powered
spinning mechanism. Users can fill the container with soap and water,
load their clothes and place the lid on top before sitting on the device
and powering it with the foot lever. The sitting position is a much
more natural posture and helps avoid back problems associated with
leaning over a bowl. The machine also uses less water and cleans clothes
faster and with less effort than traditional methods, while users’
hands are freed to carry out other tasks. In winter, clothes can take up
to three weeks to drip dry but when the GiraDora’s water is emptied,
the clothes can continue to be spun to dry more quickly, avoiding mold
growth and tenosynovitis linked with wringing wet clothes. At a
production cost of less than USD 40, the device is an affordable way to
reduce the effort of handwashing, making the process more convenient and
freeing up people’s time. The following video offers more information
about the device:
Currently in the prototype phase, the team behind the GiraDora have
worked closely with communities in Peru that could benefit and have been
recognized by several awards schemes, from the Dell Challenge to the International Design Excellence Awards. One to get involved in early?
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