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The thing I look forward to at the salon is not the actual cut or the fact that all I have to do for approximately 45 minutes is sit, drink green tea, and watch pieces of my hair pile up on the floor. What I really enjoy most about the whole routine is the scalp massage that I get when someone else is washing my hair. I don't shampoo for two days prior to a cut so that I can spend more time with my head in the sink, inhaling the sweet scent of salon products.

When I heard via TechCrunch.com that Panasonic recently debuted a new and improved version of their hair-washing robot—complete with 24 fingers, wetting, shampooing, conditioning and drying functions—I had only one question: "Where do I sign up?" The robot allows you to store your head shape and preferred washing method so that you can repeat your customized experience the next time (all without the chit-chat or leaving a tip). While this miracle of modern science isn't available to the public yet, I can't wait to meet this beauty-bot, not talk about the state of my love life or own up to the fact that I purposely haven't washed my hair in days, and focus solely on its 24 robotic fingers at work.

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