TECH ARTICLE

Touchless toilets were the domain of airports, fancy steak restaurants, and Japan. Now, Americans, your very own throne can flush itself, thanks to a new gadget from a Kohler. Via Gizmodo, last week the plumbing giant announced the Touchless toilet flush kit, a do-it-yourself product that can be added to almost any toilet to make it flush without your touch. The battery-powered kit is centered around a sensor that activates the flush. Wave your hand over the sensor, and the toilet flushes. 

The kit eliminates the need to touch that germ-y tank lever while also making you feel like a toilet-controlling wizard. Here’s what you get in the kit. (Four AA batteries included; the bulk of the system sits inside your tank.)