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 ...

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 ...

Like many New Yorkers, I’m not blessed with a washing machine in my apartment building. I sometimes think about it when I lie awake at night: What would my life be like if I had the ability to do ...