Would you sleep inside this tiny bed capsule?

Shared bikes, shared umbrellas โ€” now shared beds?

In China, shared or on-demand bicycles, cell phone chargers, and even umbrellas are already common. Now a company called Shared Bed ๅ…ฑไบซๅบŠ้“บ is offering a sleeping capsule you can rent with your mobile phone for short naps near office buildings in Beijing and Shanghai.

Users scan a QR code with their phones to open the door and start using the service.

It costs about $2 per hour.

Each capsule is equipped with a fan, a charging plug, Wi-Fi, adjustable overhead and reading lights, and disposable bedding supplies.

โ€œThe soundproofing is bad. Everything else is fine for sleeping purposes. The disposable bedding is not very comfortable.โ€

Are these capsules safe to sleep in?

Perhaps not. As of July 17, Beijing authorities shut down some of the capsules, the Shanghai fire department is investigating the capsulesโ€™ safety standards, and Shared Bedโ€™s company website at xiangshuispace.com is down โ€œfor maintenance.โ€