“Bob” the dishwasher can hand a small load of dishes in 20 minutes

The fashionable dishwasher has been a kitchen fixture since a minimum of the Sixties, so lots of people take the equipment without any consideration. However many people residing in flats or small houses with tiny kitchens have resigned ourselves to doing the chore by hand, both as a result of there’s no place to place one or we don’t need one thing monopolizing the kitchen faucet. The French firm Daan Tech might need the answer: A countertop equipment it calls “Bob.”

Daan Tech launched in Europe in 2021, promoting about 35,000 models. The corporate’s second-generation washer ships summer time and will probably be out there in two variations: the $299 “Bob minimalist,” which is available in your alternative of black or white, and the $399 “Bob customized” that permits you to select both black or white for the physique and 24 colours for the door. The pricier mannequin additionally features a host of extras, together with Wi-Fi connectivity, a coloration show, backlit buttons, and UV-C disinfection.

Countertop dishwashers are nothing new, however they sometimes hook up with your kitchen faucet with hose. In reality, I simply purchased one myself—the Farberware countertop dishwasher—and I solely found its extence by means of a TikTok video. However an entire cycle with Farberware’s machine takes about two hours in case you embrace drying. It’s additionally fairly massive: 45 kilos and a couple of foot-and-a-half sq..

Daan Tech says its Bob is the world’s smallest countertop dishwasher, measuring 19.3 x 13.4 x 19.3 inches (HxWxD) and weighing simply 22 kilos. Whereas taller than many countertop fashions, Daan Tech says it ought to match underneath most cupboards, and its additional peak permits it to clean plates as much as 11.4 inches in diameter.

A wash-and-dry cycle takes about 20 minutes on the “specific” setting and makes use of a gallon of water to clean two full place settings or as much as 16 glasses or cups. Bob makes use of a proprietary detergent cassette good for as much as 30 washes; nonetheless, you should use commonplace dishwasher detergent in case you’d choose. The dishwasher’s touch-to-open door mechanically opens throughout the drying cycle to assist dry dishes sooner. You can too use the UV-C characteristic within the customized mannequin by itself to disinfect small objects.

The Bob customized isn’t at present suitable with Alex or Google Assistant, however it does have Wi-Fi connectivity to obtain updates and customized wash cycles. The corporate mentioned it plans so as to add extra performance, together with digital assistant assist, in future updates. We hope to have the chance assessment Bob quickly and very to see simply how effectively it performs.