China unveils robot toilet that drives to your bed and cleans itself when you’re done
SMRTR summary
A robot toilet that drives itself to your bedside, does the job, and then wheels itself back to clean up may sound like science fiction, but it is very much real.
Chinese company Yueban debuted the device, called Xiaoban, at the 2026 Shanghai International Elderly Care Expo, and it has been rolling across social media ever since.
Designed primarily for elderly users and people with limited mobility, Xiaoban responds to voice commands or a remote, navigates around furniture using LiDAR sensors, and offers a warm-water bidet wash and hot-air drying when the moment is right.
Afterward, it docks itself, disposes of waste, self-sanitizes, refills its water supply, and recharges. Think of it as a Roomba, but with a much more intimate job description.
Pricing has caused some online confusion, but the device appears to cost around $4,000 USD. Whether it will ever be sold outside China remains an open question.
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