A prototype of a "human washing machine" that finishes everything from showering to drying if you just lie down for 15 minutes will be unveiled in Tokyo, Japan. The price is 60 million yen, or about 560 million won.
Japan's Jiji Press said on the 27th that appliance retailer Yamada Holdings will exhibit the "future human washing machine," which drew attention at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, at the LABI electronics complex store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, starting on the 25th of next month.
The company that developed the human washing machine is a firm in Osaka called "I Feel Science." If you lie down inside a 2.3-meter-long capsule, ultra-precise microbubbles with a diameter of 0.001 millimeters or less envelop the entire body and automatically wash away grime and dust. After fine bubbles and mist-type cleansing, drying proceeds automatically, and rear sensors detect changes in the user's heart rate and posture in real time. Video and music also play inside the device.
The original "human washing machine" was first unveiled at the Osaka Expo in 1970 and became a sensation. However, due to issues such as a lack of technological capability, it never made it to actual commercialization.
But this year, as an upgraded prototype reappeared at the Osaka-Kansai Expo, interest exploded, and more than 40,000 people reportedly applied to try it.
The technological completeness is high, but the price is too expensive, which is a drawback. Yamada Holdings said, "We will discuss the timing of full-scale sales after gauging the reaction to the exhibition," and the manufacturer said, "It will be particularly useful for older adults or people with disabilities who have difficulty moving," adding, "Those who could not make it to the Expo will also be able to experience it directly at this exhibition."