Dyson Airblade technology on tap - James Dyson explains latest technology- Official Dyson video

Conventional washrooms cause problems. With traditional hand dryers you need to move from the sink to a separate drying area, dripping water over the floor in the process. Dyson have developed a tap with integrated Airblade™ technology to combine hand washing and hand drying in one. There is no need to leave the sink - meaning no water on the floor.
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[@dyson]

Hi there, it's Jack at Dyson. In total, our engineers created over 3300 prototypes of the new Dyson Airblade hand dryers, and every component was subjected to hundreds of tests. Our unforgiving test team was tasked with finding fault and weakness and paying attention to detail - they simulated hand washing 213 million times. They even doused the machines in chemical mixes and tipped beer over the Airblade hand dryer range to make sure they are not damaged by harmful substances.

[@jvssmith]

I love you James Dyson. We obviously share the same bathroom phobias...

[@dyson]

Hi there, it’s Jack at Dyson. The Dyson Airblade Tap hand dryer is designed for commercial environments - these commercial washrooms do not have plugs due to health and safety issues, and the risks related to flooding. So we wouldn't expect this to be an issue.

[@ColinBradley]

For commercial environments, this is perfect and will save a lot of messing around. Keep doing it Mr Dyson, I have been impressed since the very first day I laid my hands on the bagless vac, even though it was engineered up by Amway, it was in fact, a Dyson as I found later.

[@vizmouli]

Very pleased with the Dyson products so far. Hope this is a another winner.

[@alexatkin]

I assume the maintenance on those is pretty huge as everywhere that I knew that had them have reverted back to the old fashioned system, with one of those places switching to the airblade. You are forgetting that the Dyson system uses a lot less electricity than traditional hand dryers and also clearly takes up a lot less space. So there are positives. Also compared to the airblade, this seems a lot more flexible. The restrictions for mounting an airblade were pretty strict.

[@Matty7D]

Genius idea! Can't wait to see what's next.

[@MrJoshua]

Nice work! Look forward to using one.

[@forreez]

Awesome! Keep inventing James. Keep pushing that envelope!

[@tonyfrs]

Mr Dyson - I suggest next time you announce the release of a new product, say whether it's for the commercial or domestic market. That way you would get rid of 90% of the negative comments on here from the donuts that can't see that it is obviously a commercial product.

[@sandraabbott6636]

Fantastic James i think every school,hospital, workplace and home should have one of these. Thank you so much will get one as soon as I possible can. x

[@ozbear]

The problem with this, as with all hand driers is that they are not as sanitary as using paper towels. They blow bacteria all over the place for you to breathe in. This is a product looking for a solution (and I generally love Dyson products, especially the bladeless Air Multiplier fans). You should read this:

[@81lly80y]

Dyson have a knack of getting it right before they set their stall out! Oh! ye of little (or no) faith!!

[@alexatkin]

One thing not mentioned here which is a big deal, is that this should finally solve the "not enough hand dryers for the number of people waiting" problem. Although it may create a "not enough sinks for people waiting" issue in smaller facilities.

[@donmorrislyda9965]

When will we see the Dyson Waterless Toilet - Save the Planet James

[@bruceduyshart6851]

Great Looking technology. Practical solution to an age old problem.

[@StephenPoPpalLewis]

Wow, this is amazing, I want to try it now so bad!!

[@tehtron]

"Yo Dawg. I put a dyson hand dryer in your tap, You pimpin yo dawg!"

[@alexatkin]

I can't help thinking this now guarantees that the instant someone finds one in commercial use they are going to clog the sink with toilet paper and attempt this, so they can put the result on KZbin.

[@L4dyN3m3s1s]

Awesome! If only the rest of the world thought like you :)

[@cyberpig8369]

We're finally getting closer to 'the 3 sea shells' people......

[@savedfaves]

cyberpig 83 lol, I got it...

[@edamse]

Would love to have those taps in our house :-)

[@kingrich742]

Too few people in the world pushing things forward like this!

[@alexatkin]

I agree. However much I love to see the latest tech, with them promoting this to me I expected it to be residential product not commercial. Although I wouldn't mind having one of these at home, but from the airblade pricing there is no way its economically viable. I also suspect the neighbours might complain at how loud it would be.

[@wendygould7382]

Hi, I own a DC01 - yes that's right the first dyson vaccum and it still works. The reason I love it so is that I can do almost all the repairs myself (sometimes with help from the dyson helpline) Will I be able to repair this as easily?

[@Bob_Burton]

Yes I have, and very good they are, as long as they are installed at the correct height, But I can use the drier whilst someone else washes their hands, which is not the case with the latest innovation. I also have my doubts as to whether the 'Airblade on a tap' will be as effective as the stand alone ones whose effectiveness is at least in part due to the fact that the airflow is strictly controlled to flow around the hands which cannot move far. This is not the case with the tap version.

[@kirajarm]

Paranoid about the number of bacteria would imply only the presumption that bacteria numbers are multiplied by hand dryers, when in fact many studies have been done to indicate this is a fact of reality. Most facilities who would install these would not have anti-bacterial soap. I prefer to use my own clothing to dry my hands and avoid touching the door handle on the way out.

[@robfunk82]

Very cool! Can you let us know where they are being installed, I would seek out that bathroom just to use one.

[@djsiuk]

Nice. Eco friendly. Please some rep from Dyson sell the concept and idea to BTFS. It would save them a £££Millions in hand towels.

[@DavidHergert]

Not so, now you no longer need as much wall space for dryers, paper dispensers, or trash receptacles. Now you may need just one small one, and add to that the cost savings of less paper/trash. Furthermore, pretend we had this faucet 100 years ago and then someone said "I'm going to create another station with a box that dispenses towels on the other side of the bathroom! Brilliant!" you'd have said that's stupid.

[@MI2003]

Not the worst idea ever. However the tubes to the side look like they will be very easy to vandalise. I would create a chrome body to house them.

[@guitarplayerforu]

Good invention, saves time, wash n dry at sink is future

[@stuartpearce9405]

However you need to add to this package a mechanism to automatically open the toilet doors without touching the handles - if you remove handtowels no one in the usa will be able to get out of the loos....

[@rosalindmcdonald9561]

The more complicated a piece of machinery becomes, the more it is prone to breaking down. How robust and maintenance free is this tap? Using it in a public place will probably be open to abuse, so has this aspect been taken into consideration?

[@DrRabbidzLab]

Innovative, however I'd like to know whether the HEPA system qualifies as "sterile" air -> the implication being can we use it in Surgical setting?

[@ColinGrimshaw]

Hmm wonder how much it could potentially splash water over someone leaning over the sink? The stand-alone hand dryer technology won't let that happen..could it happen here though?

[@kirajarm]

What kills the additional germs that grow after using hot air to dry your hands?

[@lyssandro]

This is great... I guess this is more aplicable for public washrooms. What happens if you have a bit of water in the bottom of the sink for shaving or something else. Can the air-blade be activated by mistake and splash water and foam everywhere?

[@MI2003]

And the clearance problem with the air blades will still be an issue here. I have large hands so I sometimes accidentally touch the bacterial soup at the bottom of the unit. Unless the taps have a lot of vertical clearance that is going to be the case here.

[@alanharper-smith5401]

Looks great idea - love it - but how do you control the water temperature - in a commercial environment some children only want cold water whereas adults hotter water - maybe the infrared detectors recognize the size of the hand? Also would only really work in new bathrooms as most do not have electric underneath and possibly no boxed in area for the motor. Do love your products though - still using one of your washing machines that you gave up on.

[@rdayallgone]

there will always be one!!!

[@francis2811]

Will it be less noisy than the Dyson Hand Dryer?

[@tnargje]

Are you kidding me? It looks like an a-level design concept! McDonalds have been doing it for years!

[@Daconthocon78]

I think that schools must buy dyson airblade for their bathrooms, so it saves money on paper. Can people install airblades in their home bathrooms?

[@sadoldemilio]

Sounds like it should have been announced on April 1st.

[@JerkerMontelius]

Why not combine the hand dryer with UV-light to disinfect the hands too?

[@lsuprflyguyl]

Brilliant,Will it also dry my hair?

[@pernicketyProngs]

Its my pet peeve, wet floors due to dripping hands. Its like you read my mind. I (heart) Dyson

[@williampilcher2097]

Stunning idea and good for keeping the spread of bugs down. I am a little unclear however how you control the water temperature as I would love to see this in a domestic environment. I have not used towels in the kitchen for years as they are a perfect medium for passing on bacteria.

[@savedfaves]

William Pilcher love licking my towels

[@bobdvd]

I really disliked the Dyson Airblade hand dryers because I have to put my hands into it and so often the air forces me to touch the sides. It is like playing one of those fairground skill games rather than a drying experience. I know they say that the Airblade is specially coated to be anti-biotic but the residual water that rests is unlikely to be totally sanitary. This new design looks like a step in the right direction.

[@MI2003]

What you should do is the turbo bidet.! Wipe our arses for us.

[@MaZEEZaM]

hmm, i see a few possible issues one, it probably uses lots of energy to dry your hands, and two, doesn't most of the bacteria come off with the abrasiveness of a towel? at home its not exactly hard or time consuming to dry your hands on a towel and i would expect it would probably take longer to dry them with just hot air (is it even hot air or is it just air temp air!)

[@teejunction]

Such a simple concept yet so innovative. Dyson does it again

[@ishaisagi]

what about the tap coming out of the wall instead of from the sink? make the sink one smooth surface with less cleaning issues.

[@laurafurman837]

I'll take three, please. But I think I would still prefer the other Dyson dryer to Dyson's right. The tornado effect.

[@81lly80y]

paper/laundry van not on schedule happens more often than power cuts!!

[@boscombefun]

clever mr Dyson, love it. will it be available for domestic use as well i wonder?

[@savedfaves]

boscombefun you can buy it

[@fairywings49]

Technically it a sounds good but not for normal people who could not afford such technology. Maybe public toilets of an upmarket nature would be the best choice to try this invention out? I personally share the view of Daniel about the sink being full of water, then what do you do when the airblade starts going? every man needs a shave and for that he needs a sink of water usually. I want to see this in action please James Dyson and not just something in theory.

[@PuKoh]

Seriously. You made a teaser for this? I mean, you actually spent money developing this? Seriously

[@johnnyshuttle]

I'm not knocking Dyson products, I think they're great having owned 3 vacuums since 93 and love the airblade hand driers but I'm not really into this idea...Sorry As to your reply it's easy to keep a buffer stock of laundry essentials..

[@bonobo2go]

I have always used a small piece of cloth (available at multiple outlets for about £2) called a TOWEL. Have it got it wrong??? ;)

[@PlasticAstroBoy]

so what happens when the air zooming down into the sink causes all the left over water in the sink to go everywhere?

[@thefabulousstevieg]

Yeah, so the sensors 'know' when you are putting your hands under the tap or the blades, but what if you are drying your hands and then accidentally activate the tap again?

[@nevertobereleased]

FANTASTIC!! Does that mean those godawful Airblade MKII units can be pulled out and recycled into something more worthy of the materials they are made from. I see them everywhere in Sydney and HATE them with a passion, rather dry my hands on my shirt. I can't get my hands into them without contacting the sides and get sprayed every time. I wonder if this new device will spray soapy sink water back up onto my shirt and face. Another wonderful innovation to bathe the toileting public?

[@franzpirchmoser7898]

It would be noisy, similar to the air blade. We keep the towels nearby anyway.

[@thefabulousstevieg]

How does it know when you want to 'wash' your hands (so it delivers water) and when you want to 'dry' your hands (so it delivers air)?

[@dalriada842]

Does the tap dispense liquid soap, during the wash cycle? A period of soapy water followed by rinse water, then under the Airblades to dry; seems like a good idea to me. I look forward to the Dyson Airblade "Wash your bum" toilet, using this technology! ;)

[@absolutesalsa]

How much is it?

[@JimiKnits]

Pretty good if used for public toilets only. Problematic if used in homes - can't imagine how many head injuries will occur when trying to wash your face!

[@hoppyfox]

Unbelievably silly. - Some public toilets already have an all in one soap, wash dry solution. This cannot work in the home as some have already pointed out re. shaving etc. Personally I use the sink in the mornings to wet my hair prior to gel if in a rush and not showering. When cleaning the bathroom the sink gets used for cleaning water... would be annoying if that fan suddenly went on and blew all the dirty water over you. You should have left this for April 1st :)))

[@adamkerfoot-roberts6626]

Beer, a harmful substance? Nay, nay and thrice nay! :-)

[@Taydeehardy1]

Ive never once had a problem or seen it as a problem drying my hands on a towel?

[@thefabulousstevieg]

No, no you've got me wrong - I'm not trying to be a clever t**t! I'm truly interested in how it manages to differentiate between 'I want to wash' and 'I want to dry' - those sensors are awfully close together!

[@Bob_Burton]

I am not convinced of the advantages. It will mean that the washbasin is unavailable until the user dries their hands.

[@AdventUK]

Brilliant how do you dry your face Mr Dyson? Keith in Sunderland 050213

[@christinetrenholm5629]

Never mind taps. Can anyone make a kettle that lasts and doesn't start leaking or the lip stops openning.

[@mikimilicevic8676]

How incredibly underwhelming... Given we can't even get sensor taps in most public bathrooms in Queensland (and they've been around for years), I can only imagine how long it will take for these to roll out. However, the real issue is whether we'd even want them to. Like many others, I was looking forward to an avant garde domestic appliance. Oh, well...

[@rdayallgone]

hope you meant twit then :-), seriously, look at video at 0.49 where he points to the side facing sensors and the downward facing sensor, should imagine you need both hands on or near side sensors together to activate air, not one hand one on one side sensor and not one on water sensor, that wouldnt make much sense

[@Fellj1801]

That's gonna be expensive to install..

[@81lly80y]

Have you ever used an AirBlade dryer?? the system is faster than the users!! Incidentally, I don't work for Dyson1

[@nguyenam1]

I want to see it in action. I don't care for motherboards and silicon tubes.

[@DanielKeillor]

And what happens when the sink is full of water when you try and dry your hands.. 600kmph winds blowing the sink empty too !!!

[@efthymiossofos6896]

a scientific slap is all yours now rosalind

[@steveyoshi]

so lets see it working...?

[@janjeffery444]

So does it work then? If so, then why don't you show it working. This is not new technolgy. Come on Dyson, let's see some Innovation!

[@nigsok]

Good idea in principle but you don't just wash your hands in a sink, how do you wash your face with that bulky looking tap in the way!

[@WilliamParsons2nd]

Ceiling fan please

[@s4nd33p]

WHERE's THE ROBO VAC?!!!.....THATS WHAT WE WANT!

[@rdayallgone]

and if you accidently slip on some accidently spilt water on the floor and accidently switches your phone on in your pocket that accidently phones the fire service who come to rescue you, does this make you accident prone or a clumsy fool

[@rdayallgone]

maybe if you took noticed when you watched the video, you would know the answer

[@DanMikaVideo]

i feel surprised at how disappointed i feel after watching that video, i was clearly excited :/

[@oraclebaits]

Some people are thick! It's not for use at home, it's for public toilets!

[@themightyjuju]

£26m bringing product to market and £100 filming and editing your "only one chance to make a first impression

[@thermaldog]

crap...i still prefer paper towels.

[@Mr7vwf8nzi]

That looks to complicated for the average person maybe put some instructions or add a clock to it or something. Lol

[@savedfaves]

Maz SteveTV yes because none of use carry phones with the time

[@johnnyshuttle]

Power cut = dirty hands...

[@Weavelblades]

£50 for a tap from B&Q, £200 for a bog standard hand dryer. £250 all in. How much for this £1,000?? Doesn't add up does it. Dysons hoover suceeded as it was better than the alternative. I doubt this is better and it certainly won't be cheaper = fail.

[@sos79]

Until one drunk idiot comes along and pretends to be UFC champion and kicks the $400,000 tap fitting and busts it......

[@ianmuller5061]

At nearly £1000, it is an ugly expensive method for washing your hands.

[@SYScottiey]

Ok just need a job on MY%#%#^^ and ill be happy