Believe it or not, the concept of a human washing machine isn’t new. At the 1970 Osaka Expo, Japanese electronics giant Sanyo Electric showed its “Ultrasonic Bath” (超声波浴缸), a human washing machine that cleaned, massaged, and dried the person in a fully-automated 15-minute cycle. The concept never really took off as a commercial product, but now another Japanese technology company wants to take a shot at it, promising to deliver a modern take on the human washing machine by 2025.

Science Co. Ltd., a company known for its many innovations in bath and kitchen technology, has announced its plans to create its own version of the human washing machine. Named “Project Usoyaro”, it uses the latest fine technology, as well as a variety of monitoring sensors (传感器) and an artificial intelligence system to produce a complex bath experience.

Science has stated that the goal of Project Usoyaro is not only to clean the body of the user, but also to provide a healing space where you can relax, listen to the sound of soothing music and enjoy the view of images displayed on a water-resistant display inside the machine. Sensors inside the washing machine will measure the state of nerves (神经), and the built-in AI will use the collected data to create the most comfortable atmosphere possible.

Project Usoyaro is surely a pet project of Science Co. Ltd. chairman Yasuaki Aoyama, who was only 10 years old when Sanyo’s original human washing machine appeared. He was so attracted by the invention that he decided to improve on it if he ever had the chance. Science expects that Project Usoyaro will result in a functional human washing machine by 2024, which the company hopes to showcase at the 2025 Osaka Expo.

Henry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap, strong and fast. He was able to sell millions of cars because he could produce them in large numbers at a time; that is, he made many cars of the same kind. Ford’s father hoped that his son would become a farmer, but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit(底特律)where he worked as a mechanic(机械师). By the age of 29, in 1892, he had built his first car. However, the car made in this way, the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908.

Five years ago, Ford started his great motor car factory. This kind of car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty year. Since Ford’s time, this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would be very expensive.

Women Whose Inventions Changed Life

At the age of 12, Zimmerman invented the Blissymbol Printer, which helps people with physical disabilities communicate via symbols that get translated into written language. What began as a project for a school science fair ended up competing at the World Exhibition of Achievement of Young Inventors. Zimmerman now works at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where she develops innovations combining space technology and assistive intelligence.

Director of the Systems Management Office and the highest ranking Hispanic at NASA Glenn Research Center, Gonzalez-Sanabria played a critical role in the development of the "Long Cycle-Life Nickel-Hydrogen Batteries" which help enable the International Space Station power system. She has since won the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal and the NASA Exceptional Service Medal.

Tsukamoto and her colleagues were the first scientists to identify and isolate blood-forming stem cells. Patented in 1991-the first of 12 patents related to her research-Tsukamoto has furthered her research and thanks to her, bone marrow transplants (骨髓移植) have saved the lives of thousands of people battling blood cancer.

The third woman to win the Nobel Prize in Physics, Strickland, along with Dr. Gerard Mourou of France, has significantly advanced the science of lasers (激光). They developed a technology for creating short, powerful laser pulses. The technique, called Chirped Pulse Amplification, has been used in corrective eye surgeries.