OSAKA -- Panasonic will bring a Google vice president and robotics expert into its leadership team Thursday, drawing on her experience in the American technology behemoth's smart home business to enhance its own connected appliances.
Yoky Matsuoka will set up a team of specialists in Silicon Valley

Yoky Matsuoka served as chief technology officer of smart-home device maker Nest. © Reuters
OSAKA -- Panasonic will bring a Google vice president and robotics expert into its leadership team Thursday, drawing on her experience in the American technology behemoth's smart home business to enhance its own connected appliances.