Stress, disconnection, and fragmented wellness solutions are taking a toll on families. Despite the extensive offerings in the $6 trillion wellness industry, families report feeling increasingly overwhelmed.

The U.S. Surgeon General has even issued an advisory on the mental health of parents, emphasizing the urgent need to address the pressures families are facing and likening the impact of parental stress to a public health crisis.

Building on a century of trusted innovation at Panasonic Group, Panasonic Well, an incubator within the organization, unveiled its vision for the first wellness ecosystem for modern families at CES 2025.

CEO Yoky Matsuoka took the stage to introduce the next step in supporting families with their wellness journey.

As an extension of the existing Panasonic Well portfolio, Matsuoka announced Umi, a digital wellness platform and coach.

In addition, a global partnership with Anthropic, a leading AI research company focused on developing safe and ethical AI systems, will embed responsible artificial intelligence across Panasonic Group's consumer solutions.

"When we say families, we mean all the people we cherish and connect with closely—whether it's our nuclear families, neighborhood families, or anything in between," said Yoky Matsuoka. "The challenge to make room for wellness in daily life is particularly tough for those raising families and caring for aging or sick loved ones; wellness often ends up at the bottom of the list. At Panasonic Well, we leverage AI, immersive research, years of experience with real families, and partnerships with leading wellness brands and trusted institutions to create the solutions families need and want. Families worldwide are facing unique challenges, and we are here to support them on their wellness journeys."

Umi is a digital wellness platform and personalized family wellness coach that integrates AI and a community of experts.

By consolidating wellness data into personalized, actionable pathways, Umi helps families build healthy habits and engage in wellness routines that work for everyone.

Leveraging the power of Anthropic's Claude AI model, Umi benefits from advanced reasoning capabilities to navigate the challenges individuals and families encounter.

Key features of Umi include:

Panasonic Well collaborates with partners such as Thumbtack to simplify life management and reduce family stress.

Institutions like the National Sleep Foundation and Precision Nutrition ensure that the content provided in Umi is science-based and validated, offering integrated human support for addressing complex or unique needs. Umi will be available to customers nationwide in the U.S. in 2025.

Umi will be the first consumer brand of Panasonic Well to utilize Claude, Anthropic's AI assistant, known for its reasoning abilities, deep understanding of complex topics, and capacity for natural conversation.

Claude excels in data analysis, content writing and editing, and solving complex problems while adhering to the highest safety and security standards.

Panasonic Group will integrate Claude's capabilities into consumer applications like Umi and will also support global workforce productivity and decision-making through this partnership.

To learn more about Panasonic Well, please visit https://well.panasonic.com/.

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