Human washing machine goes on sale in Japan
Users lie down in the US$385,000 pod, close the lid and get cleaned like clothes – but without the spin – while music plays
After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said on Friday.
Users lie down in the pod, close the lid and get cleaned like clothes in a washing machine – but without the spin – while music plays.
A prototype of the device, called the human washer of the future, attracted long queues at the six-month Expo that wrapped up in Osaka in October after welcoming over 27 million people.
Made by Japanese firm Science, the device is an update of a product displayed the last time Osaka hosted the event, in 1970.
“Our [company] president was inspired by that as a 10-year-old boy at the time,” Science spokeswoman Sachiko Maekura said.
The machine “not only washes your body but also your soul,” she added, while also monitoring users’ heartbeats and other vital signs.