Sleep Boxes Could Help People Catch Up on Sleep at Airports, Train Stations
In today's busy world it is hard to stay caught up on your sleep. If you fall behind it is not easy to catch back up. The Arch Group has come with a solution called the Sleep Box. The Sleep Box is a small cubicle which contains a thin bed, an LCD TV, Wifi and power outlets. The sheets inside the Sleep Box change automatically.
The main functional element in it is a bed 2x0.6 m., which is equipped with automatic system of change of bed linen. Bed is soft, flexible strip of foamed polymer with the surface of the pulp tissue. Tape is rewound from one shaft to another, changing the bed. If a client wants to sleep in maximum comfort, he can take the normal set of bed linen for an extra fee.
The idea would be to charge people for every 15 minutes of sleep time and have the sheets change automatically when someone exits.
After the clients exit, automatic change of bed linen starts and quartz lamps turns on. Payment can be made on a shared terminal, which provides the client with an electronic key. It is possible to buy from 15 minutes to several hours.
Maintenance and cleaning would be key with these Sleep Boxes should they go into public use. They could also cause someone travel troubles if they entered a Sleep Box and slept through their flight. Charlie Sorrel at Wired thinks two people might try and sneak in a Sleep Box at one time.
