Panasonic

Panasonic is a brand name created by the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., and is the brand name under which Matsushita manufactures and markets consumer electronics, including plasma and LCD TVs, cameras, DVD players and records, among many other items. It is the second largest electronics manufacturer in Japan, next to Hitachi.

Panasonic is in the business of pioneering consumer electronics. In 2010, the company unveiled a robot that washes hair and massages the head. The robot shampooer scans the head in 3D in order to give it a thorough washing and gentle rubbing with the robot's sixteen fingers. The machine remembers regular customers by saving their information in its memory.http://seerpress.com/panasonic-unveils-robot-that-will-wash-your-hair-and-massage-the-head/7918/

1. 1918: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. is founded to produce electrical components
2. 1955: Matsushita creates the Panasonic brand for marketing electronics on North America
3. 1986: Begins using Panasonic brand name in Japan
4. January 10, 2008: Parent corporation Matsushita announced that it plans to change name to Panasonic Corporation
5. October 1, 2008: Name change takes effect
6. January 2009: Introduced the first portable Blu-Ray player during the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show in Las VegasABC News: Sneak Peek at Some of the Best Gadgets at CES (January 7, 2009)