Forget cold water. The new flex may be washing machines.
According to one of Japan’s oldest newspapers, an Osaka-based shower maker called Science has developed a cockpit-shaped device that fills water when the bather sits in the center seat, and measures the person’s heart rate and other biological information. by using sensors to ensure that the temperature is correct. It also “produces images within [its] a transparent cover to help one feel refreshed,” said the source.
Called “Mirai Ningen Sentakuki” (human washing machine of the future), these devices may not be sold. Indeed, for now the company’s plans seem to be limited to the exhibition in Osaka this April, where up to eight people can get a 15-minute “shower and dry” each day after the first reservation.
However, a version for home use is also reportedly in the works.
