A bizarre video has emerged from China of an automatic hair wash machine.

The video, captured on Wednesday in Sichuan, shows what looks like a kind of robotic helmet being placed on a woman's head. The device then washes, massages and dries her hair.

Although the machine is still being developed, it doesn't look so far like a very pleasant experience.

The machine was invented by 38-year-old Gongke Chen who has been working on the project for 16 years and has been granted a patent.

Gongke said he came up with the idea after seeing his paralysed grandmother struggle to wash her hair.

A bizarre video has emerged from China of an automatic hair wash machine.

The video, captured on Wednesday in Sichuan, shows what looks like a kind of helmet being placed on a woman's head which then washes, massages and dries her hair.

It looks far from a comfortable experience for the average user but the invention is the brainchild of 38-year-old Gongke Chen who said he came up with the idea after seeing his paralysed grandmother struggle to wash her hair.

Gongke has been awarded a patent for the device after 16 years of work on the project.