Simple as it may seem, the modern toilet is arguably one of the most important inventions in human history. We have seen overwhelming advances in science and technology. However, the toilet is an invention that hasn’t been changed in over 100 years. The Orca Helix brings modern innovation to the toilet – it is the newest in toilet technology. Whether you’re hygiene driven, ergonomics inclined or you’re simply a fan of something different, the Orca Helix promises to tickle your fancy.
Design and features
The Orca Helix is designed to be the most sophisticated toilet you’ve ever come across. At first sight, you’d be forgiven for thinking it‘s anything but a toilet. On a closer look, however, you would be awestruck by the cool features of the Orca Helix. Some of them include:
Maelstrom flush
With Orca Helix’s vacuum-assisted technology for flushing, you can cut water use per flush to under 0.6 gallons. This is a marked improvement on the 3.6 gallons of water per flush averaged by conventional toilets. This could go a long way in helping conserve water.
UV sanitization
Orca Helix comes with a UV sanitization technology that ensures your toilet environment is always clean. The toilet seat is automatically cleaned and sanitized after every flush. The toilet further employs a bidet feature that helps cut down on toilet paper use, thereby promoting environmental sustainability efforts.
LED Lights
Orca Helix comes with a sensitive night light that activates when it is dark. You no longer have to turn on your light when you wish to use your restroom at night. This feature is particularly useful for people that struggle with going back to sleep after they wake up to use the toilet. It is also great for children and adults with disabilities, who may find it difficult to reach the light switch.
Seat height adjustment
Orca Helix offers amazing versatility by giving users the freedom to choose their preferred seat heights. You would agree that toilets do not have to be one-size-fits-all. The seat height ranges from 10 inches all the way up to 21 inches and the toilet is capable of lifting up to 300-pounds in less than 15 seconds. There couldn’t be a more perfect toilet for children and people with disabilities.
A smart toilet like you’ve never seen
You can control all Orca Helix’s functions with your smartphone. The toilet would even alert you whenever it is in use! It also boasts built-in speakers, giving you the freedom to listen to your favorite playlist while taking your bath, showering or getting ready for a night out. Orca Helix is indeed the toilet you never knew you needed.
Pricing info
Orca Helix is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo and needs your support. You can visit Orca’s official website to know more about it.
Startup
A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business model. While entrepreneurship refers to all new businesses, including self-employment and businesses that never intend to become registered, startups refer to new businesses that intend to grow large beyond the solo founder. At the beginning, startups face high uncertainty and have high rates of failure, but a minority of them do go on to be successful and influential. Some startups become unicorns; that is privately held startup companies valued at over US$1 billion.
Actions
Startups typically begin by a founder (solo-founder) or co-founders who have a way to solve a problem. The founder of a startup will begin market validation by problem interview, solution interview, and building a minimum viable product (MVP), i.e. a prototype, to develop and validate their business models. The startup process can take a long period of time (by some estimates, three years or longer), and hence sustaining effort is required. Over the long term, sustaining effort is especially challenging because of the high failure rates and uncertain outcomes. Having a business plan in place outlines what to do and how to plan and achieve an idea in the future. Typically, these plans outline the first 3 to 5 years of your business strategy.
Design principles
Models behind startups presenting as ventures are usually associated with design science. Design science uses design principles considered to be a coherent set of normative ideas and propositions to design and construct the company's backbone. For example, one of the initial design principles is "affordable loss".
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