The RKS Laundry Pod is a prototype handwash helper that helps cut down on energy use and makes washing by hand much easier. Put dirty items into Pod, add soap and water, soak and then spin by pumping the hand lever. Drain out soapy water, refill and spin to rinse then drain and spin to damp dry. This is perfect for those who hate to deal with their delicates or get hand cramps wringing out.

If the concept resembles a salad spinner it may be because POD designers RKS also engineered and designed the Smart Touch™ Salad Spinner for Zyliss. In fact RKS learned that resourceful women were using salad spinners to wash their delicates. Coincidentally around that same time, Fran Slutsky, co-owner of commercial laundry machine manufacturer American Dryer Corporation, also saw the need for an easy, energy-efficient way to clean small loads of laundry – she too discovered that salad spinners effectively mimicked washing-machine agitation. Slutsky eventually enlisted RKS to develop the concept for a hand-powered, high-performance, laundry device for small loads.

Per RKS, “With no need for a water hook-up, Laundry POD works equally well in a bathroom, kitchen, or laundry room and for camping, boating, and RV trips. Laundry POD eliminates the water and energy waste of using large machines for small loads, yet it’s small enough for easy storage. When eco-friendly soap is used, the water can be reused for watering plants or flushing toilets.”

For now Laundry POD is a prototype in search of a manufacturer.