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- James Fox, jcfox@mit.edu
- Megan Roytman, meganr@mit.edu
- Chrisantha Perera, cperera@mit.edu
- TA: Juho Kim, juhokim@mit.edu
Problem Statement
Laundry is a stunningly boring chore. Psych! We love it.
In communal living spaces, facilities such as laundry machines are often used by multiple people. Often, the number of machines is limited, and there are not enough dryers or washers for all those who want to use the laundry at a particular time. <This provides a hard limit on laundry throughput, but often there are periods of laundry inactivity.> Users of Laundry Facilities do not have a reliable way to check several aspects of the laundry facility without being present in the laundry room:
- Whether any machines are open
- How long the wait time is to start a new load of laundry
- Whether the user's laundry is finished
- Whether any machines are broken
Even though they might be present in the facility, some information is not available to them. This information includes:
- Who owns the laundry occupying a machine which has finished running
- What dryer settings should be used if wet laundry is to be moved to a dryer
- Who is the facility administrator (to be contacted if a machine is out of order)
We plan to create a website that allows users to set up a laundry checking system. It will provide automatic notifications to users when their laundry finishes, allow users to leaves notes with laundry care instructions, and give users a way to view the current status of all laundry machines remotely.