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Zan Compute Put Sensors in the Restroom. Now It Wants AI to Run the Cleaning Shift.
The Santa Clara company spent a decade teaching buildings to notice an empty soap dispenser. Its next bet is harder: turning those signals into schedules, work orders and decisions that cleaning teams will actually use.
Throne Labs
Throne Labs builds solar-powered, sensor-equipped public restrooms that cities and transit agencies deploy on demand. Each self-contained unit pairs a flushing toilet, running-water sink, baby-changing station and free menstrual products with 21 sensors that feed real-time data on usage, cleanliness and maintenance, turning the long-neglected public bathroom into a measurable, turnkey service. Founded in Washington, D.C. in 2020, the company operates across four regions and more than 20 cities and is rolling out restrooms for LA Metro ahead of the 2028 Olympics.