Autonomous wheelchair offering unrestrained movement for people of determination, and a wearable robot that helps lift heavy objects are a highlight at GITEX Technology Week 2020 as Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa showcases its smart mobility solutions at Dubai World Trade Centre from December 6th to 10th. The company’s sophisticated personal mobility solutions provide freedom of movement to people of determination and elderly in everyday scenarios of unpredictable human environment.
Panasonic has partnered with Etisalat to bring smart solutions that focus on health and to empower people of determination by tapping into 5G, AI, robotics and IoT technologies. Panasonic is showcasing its autonomous wheelchair, PiiMO that features object recognition, autonomous driving, and controls via an app. Other innovative solution exhibited by PMMAF at the event are ATOUN MODEL Y, a high-tech wearable power assist suit that alleviates work-induced burden on the waist for people.
Panasonic’s robotic mobility solutions are designed to tackle social issues such as elderly care, challenges in healthcare, and labour shortage etc, and meeting the rising demand for non-face-to-face healthcare services due to Covid-19 pandemic. They address the needs of society in the new normal.