ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,282, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Young Ji Ko (Seoul, South Korea).

"Bathing robot device" was invented by Young Ji Ko (Seoul, South Korea), Jung Soo Ko (Seoul, South Korea) and Dae Yong Ko (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a bathing robot device which: can perform the bathing, washing, cleaning, drying, skin caring, disinfecting, or sterilizing of an object; can use technology such as electronic control, artificial intelligence, or IT to autonomously perform corresponding functions without depending on only manpower; and can interact/communicate with an external device. The b...