Safely getting into and out of it looks very challenging for people with limited mobility.

But the article's final photo is of completely different model - far more accessible, far safer, and for "the health care sector".

It's probably only that tall so onlookers can gawk at the pretty women's bodies inside through the transparent sides. If it were sitting on the ground, you wouldn't get such a great view.

A normal model would just sit on the floor.

Yes, the original prototype is obviously just there to show off the models. I was thinking about more practical and less sexy versions that might actually see production.

Yeah, for a production model you'd likely see the chamber dropped down to a reasonable height, and whatever is in the pedestal can be hidden behind an adjacent wall or under the floor or something. There's no real reason it needs to be up on that pedestal apart from just being visually impressive