No need to wait in the store anymore. It would have been surprisingly convenient if the laundromat was smarter.

"MARUI TOCLUS LAUNDRY" operated by Marui Home Service

　Speaking of a laundromat, it's something that can be taken care of when you live alone or on a business trip. However, as for the impression, there are probably many people who do not like it. [Image] You can see the operating status on your smartphone. The remaining time is also displayed because, even if it can't be helped that you have to wait a long time for the laundry to be finished, it's easy for multiple people to use it, so it's easy for the laundry to get mixed up or stolen, or if you've been out of your seat for a while. , Sometimes the laundry was put out in the basket without permission. Furthermore, there is no end to the point of concern, such as the trouble of having to prepare coins for payment. Recently, however, a new generation of laundromats that have solved these problems are appearing. The cutting-edge "IoT coin laundry" that I happened to encounter the other day was quite shocking to me, who has been indebted to coin laundry since my school days, so I would like to introduce specifically what is amazing.

The operation is from a smartphone. Electronic payment is supported

　The author used "MARUI TOCLUS LAUNDRY" in Kichijoji, Tokyo. I happened to be looking for a laundromat in the same area and found it, but when I checked it later, I found out that the one installed was "SmartLaundry," an IoT-enabled washing and drying machine system. The feature of this "SmartLaundry" is that you can use a dedicated smartphone app to perform operations from the start to the end of laundry, and even make payments. The operation itself can also be done with the touch panel on the top of the washing machine, but since it's a big deal, I decided to use it via this smartphone app this time. Install and launch the app, read the QR code displayed on the LCD screen of the washing machine, and enter the number for pairing. Then, a menu for selecting the washing and drying course is displayed. Next, if you select smartphone payment on the payment screen, the payment by LINE Pay etc. is completed and the laundry starts. Of course, you can pay with coins, but it's very convenient not to have to bring 100 yen coins. There is no need to buy unnecessary things like juice from a vending machine just to break a 1,000-yen bill.