05/12/2025
Japan has officially put a human washing machine on sale — the Mirai Human Washing Machine.
Originally a concept shown at the 1970 Osaka Expo, it’s now a real product: a high-tech spa pod that washes you head to toe using ultrafine microbubbles, rinses you, dries you, and plays calming music… all inside a reclining capsule.
The pod monitors vitals like heart rate and stress levels to prevent panic or medical issues, making it not just a luxury device but a glimpse into Japan’s future of automated care for an aging population.
At 60 million yen ($385,000), it’s built for luxury spas, onsens, resorts, and high-end hotels, not homes (yet). Only 40–50 units will be hand-built.
A bath that cleans your body and “washes your soul”?
Leave it to Japan to make sci-fi real.