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Man, good idea!

And with what money is the dobhi going to buy this awesome machine?

good for homes. will decrease human weight and electricity cost.
bad for poor people who cant afford it. they will likely damage it in a day or two
there are a lot of cheap mechanical washing machines available.

i would say “its a good try”

Hi everyone,

Grateful for your feedback!

Indra is designed for an environment where the water ressource and the machine itelf is shared.
Indra is designed for a rural target who works in dhobi ghats.

The product aims in bridging the gap between the urban and the rural communities.

Moving onto feasability concerns the machine is manufactured from locally available resources such as stainless steel and clay filters. Maintenance would not be an issue as it is designed to be easily accessible

Thanking you for your revert once again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd4gPZAdQJw

Above link shows “Spin Cycle” project by MIT students.
I thought it smart for using a “drum can” which is easily-obtainable at developing country and for using a bicycle which is high accessibility to the driving parts(this means high and easy maintainability).

just for your information
and sorry for my English…

good machine.. ilike it…

i love. this is wonderful machine but first image not good

Dreamy

Keep on the smart & useful ideas.
Bravo!

Hi,

There are several other points ,which flashed my mind.
1) i can see soap and brush on of the product photo, which means he has still use other facilities,than the washer may prefer to use hand for other operation aswell.
2) if the device ( as shown ) used in supplymentry with existing setup, should they carry it to the ghat along with clothes,than that’s not fair.
3) actually water has to be at higher level for circulating in to the system.
4) always , atleast most of the time , washer men have space constraints… ( urban area- his key market or livelhood location.

>>>Shivakumar

Hi,

Like to add some points..
- People who can afford dhobi for washing cloths, can afford Good washing Machines also..
- Dhobi take good care to make cloths clean..
- Also, Dhobi is like part of family for some houses, so they prefer their cloths washed by “Dhobi”
- Hand wash is prefferd than Machines.. as machines got too many limitations..
- Good ‘Study’ Project!

Biggest failure is…

MONEY.

Son : Dad, I am soo hungry, I haven’t eaten anything for a week!
Dad : Don’t worry son, at least we’ve got clean clothes on our back. Arn’t you happy that our town spent all the money on this wonderful washing machine?

Would YOU (the one that believe in this) pay money out of your pocket to buy one of this to donate?

I DIDN’T THINK SO.

Eco Friendly!

hello
I wonder if the machine is already in production.
As I work a lot with African countries , this machine would be very good to implement in the zones qhere ordinarili people wash clothes in the water they use also to drink.
please let me know how I can buy and7or help to divulge the machine or manufacture the machine under license. Thank you in advance and first of all many congratulations for all the designs you have conceived.
aura

Dear Design+,

As I said before Indra is designed for an environment where the water ressource and the machine itelf is shared.

Also, Indra is a product for the community.
As government lead to improve the life quality of the indian cities. The buyer could be the city itself.

Regards,

ps: sarcasm doesn’t enhance your point

Dear Aura,
For now, Indra is not in production.
Thanks a lot for your interest in the project.
And you are right, the concept could be adapted for other countries.
All the best for your work.

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