Picked this can because we had an old electrically opening one that was wearing out. Looked specifically for a can that seemed like we could keep it clean easily. This one definitely is easy to use maintain. The voice feature is great and with the motion detection somehow they have figured out how to make it only open when you actually mean to throw something in the can. We have cabinets close by that we access for cups/glasses/tea/coffee and it doesn’t open unless you make a motion to throw something in it. Also nice: it stays open for however long your working with/in the can. Our previous one had a timer, once it opened, 3 seconds later it would close. That’s fine for just throwing something in, but not for compacting or when you’re scraping something out of a bowl and it takes you awhile. So far, this simplehuman apparatus is making our life way simpler and it’s fun, too!