Workplace Bathroom Monitor Tells You When It's Free to Pee

When you gotta go, you gotta go. There's no stopping nature's call. But if you're working in an office and sharing a bathroom, timing is everything. The frustration of getting to the door, only to have it occupied, can be a big waste of time

Enter BUM, the bathroom usage monitor. The system, developed by employees at Sanborn Media Factory, lets office workers know when a restroom is free — via a desktop app that watches the throne

Company members created BUM out of a necessity at their New York location. There are two individual bathrooms, one male, one female, but no direct lines of sight to their doors. Employees at the interactive agency hacked their way around the problem with a digital solution using a light sensor and wireless connection Read more...