Chloe Chow talks about the possibility that Japan is releasing a hair washing robot, in her blog post “Robots Already?”. This robot can assist elderly and handicapped people with washing their hair. Chloe said that this concept will become useful not only for the incapable customers, but it will also help hair salon stores to reduce expenses by replacing employees.

This is another example of how technology is starting to replace human jobs. I do not agree with this idea, because not only does it replace certain employees who need the job to make a living, but I also do not think that these robots will be able to provide the same quality of service as a human employee. This means that customers will possibly be charged by the same price for a lesser quality of service, as these robots cannot tell if one’s hair needs more washing. Helping someone wash their hair is more than just washing it; it should be comforting and the wash motion should vary depending how the customer wants it. At this stage, robotic technology is not yet ready to design robots that can perform complex motions as well as fully understand human commands.

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