Panasonic Robot Bed / Wheelchair Earns Global Safety Certification
From: Robotic Trends - 04/16/2014
By: Jason Falconer

The mattress is split in half, with one side remaining firmly in place when
the other half is separated to form the body of the chair. A patient simply
needs to move over a few inches to one side, and with a few adjustments
they'll be sitting upright in an electric wheelchair. A single caregiver
assists during the transformation process, significantly reducing the burden
on staff. 

Read the entire article at:
http://www.roboticstrends.com/service_healthcare/article/panasonic_robot_bed_wheelchair_earns_global_safety_certification
http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-resyone-robot-bed-wheelchair-iso13482/31656/

Links:
ROBOHELPER robots promise relief for caregivers
http://www.gizmag.com/japanese-care-robots-nurses/24367/

Panasonic's robotic-bed-cum-wheelchair helps maintain independent lifestyle
http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-robotic-bed-cum-wheelchair-helps-maintain-independence-12905/12905/

Related:
Giant lifting robot that looks like a teddy bear
http://www.gizmag.com/riba-robot-nurse/12693/

HOSPI-R drug delivery robot frees nurses to do more important work
http://www.gizmag.com/panasonic-hospi-r-delivery-robot/29565/