If you go through the dreaded task of cleaning your toilet, you probably realize that simply flushing your toilet is not enough to clean the line. However, this may soon be a problem of the past.
In KBIS 2026The CNET team spotted a new toilet from Japanese toilet manufacturer Toto, the Aurora Washlet Plus S7A, which is designed to increase the coverage of the toilet bowl up to five times compared to standard flexible toilets.
The Aurora Washlet Plus bidet toilet uses innovative cleaning technology that cleans the entire bowl and rim in one flush.
How the Aurora Washlet Plus cleans itself
At KBIS, Toto presented its new Integravity system inside the Aurora Washlet Plus. It’s a two-valve, gravity-driven motor that uses rim wash and siphon-jet action in sequence to keep your toilet bowl cleaner for longer. It also works in concert with Toto’s Tornado style flush (the company calls it “the best flush in the industry”) and Cefiontect ceramic bowl glaze, which prevents mold and grime from sticking, cleaning all 360 degrees of your toilet bowl in one stroke.
Diagram showing how the Toto Integravity System works inside the Aurora Washlet Plus toilet.
Additional nice features on this porcelain throne
In addition to its cleaning power, Toto has designed the Aurora Washlet Plus to be quietly beaten with water efficiency. For each stroke, 1 or 1.28 liters of water is used. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, the current federal standard is 1.6 liters per flush, which means this toilet uses at least 0.32 liters less per flush.
The Aurora Washlet Plus also has an integrated bidet. If you are a bidet user, then you know how challenging it can be to keep the bidet wand clean, as well as the toilet bowl. To help with this, the Aurora Washlet Plus uses an electronic water purifier called Ewater Plus to automatically clean the wand before and after each use, and Premist mists the bowl before every use to prevent debris from sticking. Stain-resistant Clean Resin makes it easy for both the wand and toilet seat to stay clean.
The Aurora Washlet Plus was named after the aurora borealis and inspired by its silent power.
The only drawback
The toilet is amazing but you will have to shell out a lot of money to get it.
While there’s a lot to like about this toilet, there’s one hitch: It costs $3,648 at full price. You can drop that price to $2,418 if you go with the Washlet S2 bidet model instead of the Washlet S7A, but you’ll lose some features. Some retailers offer discounts, depending on your location, but paying thousands of dollars for a bathroom is still a pretty penny. However, as humans, we tend to spend a lot of time in our bathrooms, so if the toilet of the future can make our time there more efficient, it might be worth it.
The future of the toilet
Toilet designs like this make us think that one day there will be a future where we no longer have to clean our own toilet, and it will do all the dirty work for us (literally). This type of feature, especially at a more affordable price, can turn the bathroom into a self-care space rather than just another thing to check off our to-do list. That is the future we can get behind.
