Wonder if there’s a spin cycle. Ha.
Seriously though. This should really help the elderly or those with a physical limitation.
Please step into the Science to be cleansed, human
§cience
Saw the YT video for this a while back (~15 mins) and thought it mostly a nostalgic throwback to the stuff we saw or hoped for in the 80s and 90s. If “how can we charge rent for this?” hadn’t come along and destroyed innovation, anyway.
It seems more like a proof of concept, as it just fills soapy water up past the seal line, shows progress and wildlife scenes on screen (which will definitely be used to advertise at you eventually), sprays your face and other bits above the water line, drains, and then blow dries you. You’d still need to scrub, and wash your back, butt, etc.
I was kind of hoping for one of those sonic/pulsing water/jet-wash/scrubbing shower things you see in SF. This isn’t it.
But it is great that some companies are still innovating. It’s been a while.
I’m honestly shocked Japan didn’t make something like this way back in the 1980s.
Should’ve looked up on the interwebs before doubting the glorious nation. 💢
In 1970, a peculiar invention made waves at the Japan World Exposition, a world’s fair devoted to “Progress and Harmony for Mankind.” The Ultrasonic Bath, created by Sanyo Electric Co.—the modern Panasonic Holdings Corp—was described as a “human washing machine,” and symbolized the future of hygiene. While it never took off commercially, the invention was stuck in the mind of a fourth-grader named Yasuaki Aoyama. Fast forward more than half a century, and the company he now leads has given this concept another try.
https://mymodernmet.com/human-washing-machine-science-co/
https://www.core77.com/posts/134471/A-Washing-Machine-for-Human-Beings-from-1970
modern revival of a similar invention featured at the 1970 Osaka Expo
This actually seems like the kind of nonsense that gets “invented” once a decade or so. There’s just no way this is humanity’s very first crack at “washing machine but it does people” lol
I wanna try it
“The user lies down…”
How does it wash your back?
They actually sit down, so they’d probably just lean forward.
OK. How does it wash your ass?
Just seems like a lot of downside for a $350,000 device that can barely do the job of a shower.
This sounds fun tbh.
These might become a thing in the US when some vapid influencer acts smug toward ‘dirty people’ who can’t afford one.
It sounds nice, but I think this is a wash.
Ha! I see what you did there.
So a car wash?
Wonder if this is what showering in space would look like.
Solving a non-existent problem. Excellent!
OP has a point though:
Seriously though. This should really help the elderly or those with a physical limitation.
