Panasonic's Robotic Technology Hones in on Welfare Solutions From: Today in Manufacturing - 10/03/2014 This year's theme for the Panasonic booth at the 41st Home Care and Rehabilitation Exhibition in Tokyo is "Panasonic's welfare solutions that help realize 'a better life' full of smiling faces." Panasonic's state-of-the-art welfare and rehabilitation systems being introduced in the stage presentation and numerous assistive products for homes and facilities are drawing much attention. Panasonic is introducing three products as part of a cutting-edge age-free solution. The "Resyone" is an electric care bed with a section that can be separated and transformed into a fully reclining electric wheelchair to help users get out of bed. Panasonic has already begun taking orders for this product. By using sensing technology, Panasonic's "Mimamori System" can keep an eye on the facility inhabitants' movement and breathing to make sure they are safe and sound. Also being introduced is a prototype of self-reliance support robot, which helps users stand up, walk, and sit down. Read the entire article at: http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2014/10/panasonics-robotic-technology-hones-in-on-welfare-solutions Link: Panasonic's Robotic Technology Helps Deliver "A Better Life" to the World of Welfare (with video 1:47) http://news.panasonic.net/archives/2014/1003_29420.html