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Launch of "human washing machine"

Yasuaki Aoyama (R), chairman of Japanese showerhead maker Science Co., showcases a "human washing machine" in Osaka on Dec. 16, 2025, as the company announces its launch for the use at nursing care facilities for the elderly.

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Launch of "human washing machine"

Yasuaki Aoyama, chairman of Japanese showerhead maker Science Co., showcases a "human washing machine" in Osaka on Dec. 16, 2025, as the company announces its launch for the use at nursing care facilities for the elderly.

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Launch of "human washing machine"

Yasuaki Aoyama, chairman of Japanese showerhead maker Science Co., showcases a "human washing machine" in Osaka on Dec. 16, 2025, as the company announces its launch for the use at nursing care facilities for the elderly.

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Aftermath of Hong Kong fire

A woman carries a washing machine and other belongings on Dec. 3, 2025, out of her room in the only building that escaped a deadly fire in late November at the Wang Fuk Court high-rise residential complex in Hong Kong's Tai Po district.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

A worker is assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

A worker is assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

A worker is assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

A worker is assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

A worker is assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

A worker is assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Washing Machines Assembling in Suqian

Workers are assembling washing machines at a washing machine production base for export in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on October 20, 2025.

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Mexico Floods Leave at Least 64 Dead and 65 Missing

People push a washing machine through a street in the city of Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, October 12, 2025. At least 64 people have died and dozens remain missing after days of torrential rains and flooding that hit central and eastern Mexico last week, authorities said Monday. Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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3rd CISCE: Advanced Technologies in Beijing - China

A staff member demonstrates a remote-controlled washing machine of Panasonic during the third China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. Themed on "Connecting the World for a Shared Future," the 2025 CISCE runs from July 16 to 20, gathering more than 650 companies and institutions from 75 countries, regions and international organizations. Overseas exhibitors accounted for 32 percent among all, or 3 percentage points higher compared to the previous edition. This year's event also saw more than 170 visitor delegations from abroad, and over 230 exhibitors here are first-timers. Photo by Ding Hongfa/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US Imposes Tariffs on Steel Derivatives

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2025 - A customer is choosing a washing machine in an appliance store in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 13, 2025.

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US Imposes Tariffs on Steel Derivatives

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2025 - A customer is choosing a washing machine in an appliance store in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 13, 2025.

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US Imposes Tariffs on Steel Derivatives

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 13, 2025 - A customer is choosing a washing machine in an appliance store in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China on June 13, 2025.

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"Human washing machine" capsule for 1970 Osaka Exposition

Photo taken on April 11, 2025, shows a futuristic "human washing machine" capsule identical to the one exhibited at the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka on display at the Panasonic Museum in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. An upgraded version of the capsule is on display at the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (3rd from R) is briefed about a human washing machine during a visit to Osaka Healthcare Pavilion at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 12, 2025, after attending the exposition's opening ceremony earlier in the day. (Pool photo)

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Brand Booth at 2025AWE in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 20, 2025 - Visitors visit an AI washing machine and AI refrigerator displayed at the ChangHong Smart Home Exhibition at 2025AWE in Shanghai, China on March 20, 2025.

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Kharkiv shelter for single elderly people left homeless due to war

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - AUGUST 13, 2024 - Through the War NGO chair Olha Kleitman shows a washing machine at the Big Family shelter that cares for single elderly people left homeless by the war and is run by her organisation, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.

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AWE2024 in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2024 - Visitors visit Samsung's smart washing machine at the Application & Electronics World Expo (AWE2024) in Shanghai, China, March 14, 2024.

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AWE2024 in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2024 - Visitors visit Changhong Meiling Roller washing Machine, which uses high pressure pulse water to penetrate clothing fibers to remove stains, at the Application & Electronics World Expo (AWE2024) in Shanghai, China, March 14, 2024.

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AWE2024 in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 14, 2024 - Visitors visit the Siemens smart washing machine washing area at the Application & Electronics World Expo (AWE2024) in Shanghai, China, March 14, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - A worker carries out a smart inspection on a washing machine that just rolled off the production line at Haier's Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Workers work on a production line at Haier's washing machine interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Haier Qingdao Washing Machine Interconnection Factory

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - Production lines at Haier's Qingdao washing Machine Interconnection factory in Qingdao area of Shandong Pilot Free Trade Zone in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, Feb 18, 2024.

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

IZIUM, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Local residents get containers with food cooked on the Food Train at the railway station in Izium, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across d

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Cooks prepare food for Kharkiv residents on the Food Train at the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across de-occupied territor

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

IZIUM, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Local residents get containers with food cooked on the Food Train at the railway station in Izium, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across d

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - A cook carries a tray with a roasted turkey out of a carriage of the Food Train at the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - A turkey roasted on the Food Train is pictured on the platform of the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across de-occupied terr

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - A turkey roasted on the Food Train is being cut on the platform of the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across de-occupied ter

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Local residents get containers with food cooked on the Food Train at the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across de-occupied t

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - A woman takes a picture of a roasted turkey through a window on the Food Train at the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - Local residents get containers with food cooked on the Food Train at the railway station in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across de-occupied t

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Food Train arrives in Kharkiv and Izium

IZIUM, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 24, 2023 - The Food Train arrives at the railway station in Izium, Kharkiv Region, northeastern Ukraine. Built and maintained by the Ukrainian Railways and financed by the Howard G. Buffett Foundation, the autonomous Food Train set out from Kyiv to Kharkiv and Izium on its maiden voyage. On its first trip, the train delivered Thanksgiving meals to local residents and Ukrainian emergency workers, paramedics and police officers working in the region. The train consists of six carriages, including a generator car, a refrigerator car, a cold kitchen car, a hot kitchen car, a car for the crew with a shower and a washing machine and a luggage car with a 27,000-liter water reservoir, a filtration station, and a pumping station. The Food Train can work autonomously using its generators and water supply for up to 7 days and deliver 10,000 hot meals per day to the regions of Ukraine that sustained serious damage to logistic and power networks across de-occupied territories.