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Panasonic develops bed that turns into wheelchair

This picture released from Japan's electronics giant Panasonic on September 18, 2009 shows a bed-shaped robot which can transform from a bed to a wheel chair in Tokyo. The new robotic bed allows the user to remain in the bed or wheelchair as it transforms making life easier for people with limited mobility especially the elderly and disabled people. Japan has one of the world's oldest populations and faces a constant shortage of care workers.
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 Tokyo (AFP) Sept 18, 2009
 Japan's Panasonic Corp. has developed a "Robotic Bed" that can transform into a wheelchair to make life easier for elderly and disabled people, it announced Friday.

The invention is designed to help people with limited mobility maintain an independent lifestyle, the firm said in a statement.

"Now, the user can join the family meal by converting the bed into a wheelchair and moving to the dining table without the need of assistance from other people," it said.

Panasonic will exhibit the Robotic Bed at a home care and rehabilitation exhibition in Tokyo from September 29 to October 1, it said.

"It is still a concept model and we will not be selling it soon," said Panasonic spokeswoman Yuka Arii. "We plan to bring it to markets in or after 2015. But we don't know the price yet."

Japan has one of the world's oldest populations and faces a constant shortage of care workers.

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