3-D Printed Connected Laundry Bottle (IMAGE)

University of Washington

3-D Printed Connected Laundry Bottle

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UW engineers have developed the first 3-D printed plastic objects that can connect to other devices via WiFi without using any electronics. The 3-D printed attachment above can sense how much laundry soap is being used -- and automatically order more when the bottle is running low.

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Mark Stone/University of Washington

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