Important Innovations Collection

 Nicobo - A Robot Designed To Make Your Smile                                                  Source:  Panasonic Very Smart Companion With A Little Baby Talk Panasonic's new desktop robot Nicobo is designed to make you smile.  It has no legs or wheels but can speak, spin around and nod up and down. It was specifically designed by Panasonic to chase away the blues for people feeling alone and isolated by the COVID-19 pandemic.  It is a very smart companion desktop robot  Immediate Sell-Out Nicobo debuted on the Japanese crowdfunding platform Makuake.  Priced at $376.00 with an expected delivery date of March 2022, Panasonic immediately sold all of its available 320 units.  Interestingly, for those who bought, Panasonic will require a monthly subscription fee of 980 yen after six months of use. Very Smart, Adva...

The Technology Being Deployed is Unprecedented at the Tokyo Summer Games Source:  Toyota Miraitowa and Someity - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics Mascots Tokyo 2020 Olympics for Athletes and Latest Technology For the Tokyo 2020 Olympics a big crowd pleaser will be the technology deployed.  The official game mascots are two adorable robots - Miraitowa and Someity, just unveiled at Toyota headquarters in Tokyo, Japan  The humanoid meeters and greeters are programmed to show facial expressions as they greet athletes and fans . There's a lot more technology beyond the mascots including a unique tele-presence for fans to remotely interact with athletes. New Automated Helpers Toyota and Panasonic are teaming up to develop automated field helpers during the games. The automated machines will help officials at throwing events by retrieving javelins and hammers during competitions.  Robots with cameras will broadcast live action and give fans a sense of virt...

New Joint Company Source:  Toyota Manufacturing in Japan "Connected" Services for Homes & Urban Development Two of Japan's global technology giants - Toyota and Panasonic - are joining forces to provide technology solutions for smart, connected homes.  The announcement deepens the partnership between the two companies.  In January, they announced a joint venture to build electric vehicle batteries for the growing electric vehicle global market. Personalized Smart Home Services This latest venture will focus on developing technology to offer personalized services in the home.  It will be a 50-50 partnership and the new company will be set up in  early 2020. The announcement underscores the importance and market potential of smart, connected homes.