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Panasonic's 16-Finger, Hair-Washing Robot

Posted by timothy on from the now-with-even-more-fingers dept.

angry tapir writes "Panasonic has developed a hair-washing robot that uses 16 electronically controlled fingers to give a perfect wash and rinse. The robot, images of which were distributed by Panasonic, appears to be about the size of a washing machine. Users sit in a reclining chair and lean back to place their head in the machine's open top. Two robot arms guide the 16 fingers, which have the same dexterity as human fingers, the company claims."

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  1. The Big Bang Theory... by ekran · · Score: 5, Informative

    This, and its usage, was pretty much covered in the latest episode of The Big Bang Theory.

  2. Re:Luckily for us... by arivanov · · Score: 3, Informative

    This is probably for the domestic market in Japan.

    There is no "girl who does your hair" left there. Japan's living standard, life expectancy and birth rate make the "girl who does your hair" an extinct species. As a result Sony, Panasonic and the like keep demonstrating robots and augmentations which do these jobs.

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