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ATOUN MODEL Y at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan

ATOUN's MODEL Y (Panasonic) is a powered-wear exoskeleton worn like a backpack that assists bending and lifting, providing up to ~10 kgf of support to the wearer's waist; it weighs about 4.5 kg with battery and runs ~4 hours per charge.

ATOUN MODEL Y by ATOUN · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Exoskeletons

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12 MODEL Y units delivered to Hamada Kagaku Co. food recycling centers for workers handling heavy containers of collected meat fats. ATOUN aimed to deliver 20 units to recycling companies in fiscal 2018. Deployment ended when ATOUN dissolved in April 2022.

Key facts

Fleet size
12 units
Operator
Hamada Kagaku Co., Ltd.
Use case
Food recycling — lifting heavy meat fat containers

Safety record

No incidents on record for ATOUN MODEL Y at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-09
Model
ATOUN MODEL Y
Company
ATOUN
Location
Japan (JGSDF Trials)/Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
Status
operational
First seen
2018-08-09
ID
841f3509-3eff-46bc-8049-67179613c743

Timeline

  1. Aug 2018
    First recorded
    ATOUN MODEL Y first documented operating at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. ATOUN Introduces the Powered Wear ATOUN MODEL Y into the Food Recycling Business · https://news.panasonic.com/global/topics/5214 · 2018-08-09
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: exoskeleton

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Common questions

What is the ATOUN MODEL Y deployment at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan?
ATOUN MODEL Y, built by ATOUN, is recorded as a deployment at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan on the DEPLOY registry. ATOUN operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ATOUN MODEL Y at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan?
ATOUN, the manufacturer of ATOUN MODEL Y, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ATOUN MODEL Y deployment at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting August 9, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ATOUN MODEL Y deployment at Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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