Autonomous SmartCan Gets One Step Closer to Alleviating Consumer Chores With Help from Protolabs’ Cool Idea Award
September 24 2019 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Protolabs’ manufacturing grant accelerated the
prototyping and testing phases of Rezzi’s revolutionary new smart
home product that will automatically take out the trash for
homeowners
Digital manufacturing leader Protolabs (NYSE: PRLB) today
announces that smart home company Rezzi has been selected as the
latest Cool Idea Award winner for innovation in automated consumer
electronics technology.
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Smart home company Rezzi's SmartCan has
been selected as a winner of Protolabs' Cool Idea Award. SmartCan
is a motorized garbage can attachment and mobile app that
autonomously brings trash to the curb and returns the garbage can
to its base once emptied. (Photo: Rezzi)
Rezzi’s premier product, SmartCan, eliminates the need for
homeowners to drag their garbage cans to the curb by providing a
motorized trash can attachment and corresponding mobile app. Users
can set the specific day and time they need their trash to be at
the curb for pickup, and the SmartCan attachment will get it there
autonomously. Once picked up by collectors, the SmartCan heads back
to its base after sensing the vertical movement.
"We want to help people eliminate unnecessary chores from their
daily lives," said Rezzi CEO and SmartCan creator Andrew Murray.
"We see an opportunity to take IoT beyond just turning off lights
or turning on music, and really help alleviate the burden of the
mundane physical tasks that everyone faces. Rezzi is looking to
build on the progress of notable smart home and IoT companies to do
our part in redefining this consumer landscape."
Rezzi plans to bring SmartCan to market by late 2020, and with
the help of Protolabs and the Cool Idea Award, the company has been
able to rapidly accelerate its current phase of product prototyping
and testing, bumping up its production schedule by nearly six
months. SmartCan’s entire mechanical structure was manufactured by
Protolabs, including the main body fabricated from sheet metal, the
drive train assembly and the 3D printed plastic cover.
"Much like what autonomous robotic vacuum cleaners have done for
keeping a clean home and what smart doorbells have done for home
security, SmartCan completes the recurring task of taking out the
garbage," said Vicki Holt, President & CEO of Protolabs. "We’re
seeing more and more autonomous products in the consumer
electronics industry, aimed at reducing time spent doing less
desirable things and enabling more time for valued activities."
About Protolabs Protolabs is the world’s fastest digital
manufacturing source for rapid prototyping and on-demand
production. The technology-enabled company produces custom parts in
as fast as 1 day with automated 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet
metal fabrication, and injection molding processes. Its digital
approach to manufacturing enables accelerated time to market,
reduces development and production costs, and minimizes risk
throughout the product life cycle. Visit protolabs.com for more
information.
About Rezzi Rezzi is developing IoT devices that enhance
our consumers’ residential experience. By removing chores from
their daily lives, Rezzi’s smart home devices allow consumers to
take back control of their time with the assurance that the tasks
will be completed. Rezzi’s first product, SmartCan, removes the
smelly task of taking out the trash, one of America’s most hated
chores. Rezzi’s founding team is backed by individuals with decades
of experience in consumer tech, IoT, and smart home devices and
works with companies such as Protolabs who have over 20 years of
experience in prototyping and manufacturing. The company is
headquartered in Somerville, MA. To learn more, visit
www.rezziot.com.
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