IoT technology for facilities management: Understanding end user perception of the smart toilet

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) plays an important role as an emerging technology. IoT platforms enable electronic devices to collect, process, and monitor various types of data. The Smart Toilet system featured in this paper is based on IoT technology, and it is designed for resource optimization in facility management services and for bringing convenience to individual end users. This paper presents a study conducted on individual end user perception of the Smart Toilet. A total of 124 respondents had participated in the study's online survey and statistical data analysis methods were used to analyse the data. Results indicate user perception of the proposed Smart Toilet and the Smart Toilet app.