AI lab Midjourney to open body-scanning wellness spa in Union Square
Midjourney is launching a whole-body ultrasound screening business in Union Square. The company plans to capture health data through a futuristic spa. Radiologists have criticized the project for a lack of clinical evidence.
What changed
New reports detail a $74M investment and a goal to open 5,000 spas.
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Midjourney Invests Over $74M in Union Square Wellness Spa
confidence 80%Midjourney is launching a whole-body ultrasound screening business in Union Square. The company plans to capture health data through a futuristic spa. Radiologists have criticized the project for a lack of clinical evidence.
What's confirmed:
- Midjourney is opening a wellness spa in Union Square.
- The facility will feature whole-body ultrasound scanners.
Still unconfirmed:
- Midjourney intends to open 5,000 wellness spas.
- The company is investing over $74M to launch the screening business.
- Radiologists claim the company lacks clinical evidence to support the endeavor.
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Midjourney Leases Union Square Space for AI-Powered Wellness Spa
confidence 90%AI lab Midjourney is expanding into healthcare with a full-body ultrasound scanner. The company leased a 23,000-square-foot facility at 300 Grant Avenue in San Francisco to house a spa. This location will feature hot tubs, saunas, and AI scanners.
What's confirmed:
- Midjourney is launching a full-body ultrasound scanner and a corresponding spa.
- The company leased 23,000 square feet of space at 300 Grant Avenue in San Francisco.
- The Midjourney Scanner provides a full-body scan in 60 seconds with zero radiation.
- The spa will include cold plunges, saunas, and hot tubs.
- Midjourney intends to deploy 50,000 scanners over six years.
Still unconfirmed:
- The scanner uses 8,960 transducers.
- The device uses 358,000 ultrasonic elements to provide detail comparable to an MRI.
- The scanner technology is inspired by dolphins.
- The system uses a shallow pool of water to map the human body.
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Midjourney Pivots to Health with Full-Body Ultrasound Scanner and SF Spa
confidence 80%AI lab Midjourney is launching Midjourney Medical, featuring a full-body ultrasound scanner. The company plans to open a wellness spa in San Francisco's Union Square to house the technology. The imaging platform utilizes Ultrasound-on-Chip technology from Butterfly Network.
What's confirmed:
- Midjourney is opening a body-scanning wellness spa in Union Square, San Francisco.
- The company developed a full-body ultrasound scanner.
- The imaging platform is built on Butterfly Network ultrasound-on-chip technology.
- The scanner is designed to function without radiation.
Still unconfirmed:
- The device uses 500K transducers and produces 17GB/s of data.