With Its 17 New Robotoilets, NYC is Experimenting With the Radical Idea of Actually Providing Public Bathrooms

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What happened

With Its 17 New Robotoilets, NYC is Experimenting With the Radical Idea of Actually Providing Public Bathrooms — full report at Gizmodo.

Key facts

  • With Its 17 New Robotoilets, NYC is Experimenting With the Radical Idea of Actually Providing Public Bathrooms — full report at Gizmodo.
  • Reported by Gizmodo and published Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:47:50 UTC.

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