Human washing machine goes on sale in Japan

After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said on Friday. Users lie down in the pod, close the lid and get cleaned like clothes in a washing machine – but without the spin – while music plays. A prototype of the device, called the human washer of the future, attracted long queues at the six-month Expo that wrapped up in Osaka in October after welcoming over 27 million people. Made by Japanese firm Science, the device is an update of...