Panasonic Production Engineering Co., Ltd.
About
About Panasonic Production Engineering Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Production Engineering develops manufacturing equipment, process systems, factory software, materials and robotics within the Panasonic Group. Established under its current name in 2014, the Osaka-based company applies production-engineering technologies to precision processing, inspection, joining, smart-factory integration, medical equipment and autonomous transport.
Its HOSPI range moves medicines, specimens and other loads through hospitals, including multi-floor travel using elevators. HOSPI Trail extends the transport system to carts, while HOSPI Signage uses the mobile platform for information delivery. The company also maintains production-equipment and IT businesses, so hospital robots form one operating line within a broader industrial-engineering portfolio.
Products
- HOSPI Trail
HOSPI
Team
- Masashi Morita - President and Representative Director - Leads the Panasonic Group production-engineering company and its industrial technology portfolio.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-07-13 - Demonstration - Panasonic Production Engineering demonstrates remote operation for outdoor transport
The system combines eve auto's autonomous driving with Panasonic Production Engineering's X-Area Remote technology. The demonstration showed remote operators avoiding obstacles without travelling to the vehicle. The companies described the refinery demonstration as a step toward practical operation of autonomous outdoor transport.
Source - 2026-05-16 - Deployment - Matsushita Memorial Hospital replaces HOSPI fleet after twelve years
The ceremony took place on May 16, 2026 during a hospital community event. The retiring robots had transported medicines and specimens between hospital floors. The ceremony marked the replacement of a HOSPI fleet after twelve years of hospital logistics service.
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