사진 확대 Yoshimura Hirofumi, governor of Osaka, went on a human washing machine experience. Current Affairs and Communications YouTube
A “human washing machine” that cleans the body was introduced at the Osaka Expo.
The Japan Times reported on the 24th (local time) that Science Holdings, a manufacturer of shower parts, introduced a “human washing machine” at the Osaka Expo.
Osaka Prefecture Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, who was the first person to experience the product, appeared in shorts and slippers at the Osaka Expo premiere exhibition.
I took off my outerwear and entered a capsule-type booth the size of an adult male. When I sat on a chair tilted back like the driver’s seat of the car, the lid closed.
When I entered the booth, the windows on both sides of the booth were foggy. Hot bath water came out from the inside and soap bubbles poured out to wash your hair. It even has a drying function that dries with wind after washing it all.
When the lid opened, Governor Yoshimura came out with a moist face and looked at the machine with a curious look. After the experience, I also wiped my slightly wet face and hair with a towel.
After the experience, he said, “I was worried that it would be uncomfortable to breathe, but there was no problem at all,” and expressed satisfaction, saying, “The shower was soft and I felt very good.”
“This could be the form of a bath in the future,” he said. “It could be used to care for the elderly.”
In Japan, the machine is called a “human washing machine.” When a bathing person sits in a seat, the capsule is filled with water and the appropriate water temperature is automatically checked to start operation. It takes about 15 minutes to wash and dry everything.
Yasuaki Aoyama, CEO of Science Holdings, said he first saw a shower machine at the Osaka Expo in 1970 when he was 10 years old.
At the time, Japan’s SANYO exhibited a prototype that washed its body by making air bubbles with ultrasonic waves when it climbed a ladder into a capsule shaped like a spaceship.
President Aoyama said that the impression he received at the time was the reason for developing an evolved shower machine.
Smartphones, rotating sushi, and canned coffee, which were unveiled at the Expo in 1970, have all become a reality, local media said. “Since human washing machines have not been commercialized yet, much attention is being paid to whether or not they will be commercialized.”
AloJapan.com