Pedal powered washing machine

(chinadaily.com.cn)

2010-11-22 10:56

The pedal-powered washing machine is aimed at saving time, labor and fossil fuels by washing clothes without a generator, according to designboom.com.

The open-resource project initiated in France, is called "les outils des l'autonomie", or "the tools of autonomy". It provides instructions on how to build your own manually powered washing machine using recycled components.

Pedal powered washing machine

A demostration of the pedal-powered washing machine. [Photo / designboom.com]

Pedal powered washing machine

A demostration of the pedal-powered washing machine. [Photo / designboom.com]  

Pedal powered washing machine

A demostration of the pedal-powered washing machine. [Photo / designboom.com] 

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