The world's first washing machine for people has been created: what it looks like and how it works

Osaka-based Science Co., a manufacturer of shower heads, has developed a cutting-edge washing machine for people, called the Mirai Ningen Sentakuki (“Washing machine for people of the future”).

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At Expo 70, Japanese technology giant Sanyo Electric Co. (now Panasonic Holdings Corp.) introduced the world's first washing machine for people. Its futuristic egg-shaped shape and bubble technology captured people's imagination and attracted a huge crowd to the manufacturer's stand.

Yasuaki Aoyama was one of many people who saw the Sanyo washing machine in action. Back then, he was just a curious fourth-grader, and now, as the chairman of Science Co., he is preparing to launch his own modern washing machine for people.

“We will offer a new washing machine for people as a legacy of the 1970 Expo,” Aoyama recently told Japanese reporters, adding that the updated model will be unveiled at the Osaka Kansai Expo in April 2025.

The original washing machine for people used ultrasound created by large air bubbles to clean the user and released plastic balls for a massage. The washing machine of the future, on the other hand, uses tiny, microscopic air bubbles that are much more effective at cleansing the body, as well as cutting-edge sensors that measure a person’s pulse and other biological data to heat the water appropriately, and an artificial intelligence system that detects whether the user is calm or agitated and projects an image onto the washer’s transparent lid to set the mood.

The company says the cabin-shaped device partially fills with hot water when the user sits in the center seat, then releases millions of microscopic bubbles to cleanse the body. Yasuaki Aoyama said his company hopes that up to 1,000 people will be able to use the innovative washing machine during the exhibition in Osaka next year.