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The bedridden and physically disabled person is unable to move from their bed and they need a caretaker to take care of them or to assist them in this work. They are in the situation of spending more money on the caretaker. Thus, a design solution is proposed to help bedridden patients in their defecation activities. This design helps people, by giving them ease to pass their excreta by sitting on a specially designed bed. The control of the machine lies with the person lying on the bed. On switching ON the machine, the headrest rises and the leg rest lowers. This gives a sitting comfortable position for the patient to carry out the defecation. Along with that movement, the door on the bed opens and the basin set-up fixed under the cot moves sideward till it covers the bed opening. After the completion of the process, the person confirms and makes the next move by pressing the actuation button. When it is pressed, the flush is done and the waste is then transferred to the outlet which is connected to the toilet drainage. The machine has an inlet where the water supply enters the basin. After the flushing of the toilet, a forced water supply from the machine sprays the water to clean the patient’s back. The whole mechanisms are to be controlled by an Arduino controller board and limit switches.