Aimed at off-grid tiny home dwellers, campers and city folk looking to reduce their environmental impact, and their utility bills, the Drumi originally went up for pre-order back in 2015. Now, after ...

Update: The Drumi is finally in production as of late September, but without an exact ship date. Yirego, the company behind the electricity-free device, told us in late October that engineers are ...

Returning from holiday with a pile of dirty clothes could soon be a thing of the past. An inventor in Toronto has designed a portable washing machine that works without electricity, uses 80 per cent ...

A people-powered washing machine is a dream come true for some who live in remote areas, off-the-grid or in places where a washer and dryer are a hike to get to. The Drumi is reminiscent of the ...

When two design students from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California visited a village outside of Lima, Peru, they realized they would put their skills to use on improving the lives ...

Developed by two product design students, GiraDora could be the next big social innovation. This is part of a series highlighting notable entries to our 2012 Innovation By Design Awards–Ed. When they ...

The Drumi is a portable foot-powered washing machine that needs no source of electricity and can washing and spin dry clothes in five minutes Yirego A Canadian startup has invented a pint-size ...

A young mother in Philippi sits nursing her baby while operating a foot-cranked washing machine. Across the city, a student in digs is studying for a test while pedalling away to get his week’s ...