Aethon

While Aldo Zini, a serial entrepreneur and leader in hospital automation, loved creating new products and businesses, he realized his growth always sputtered out or slowed down as he had to dedicate the time-consuming specificities of business. The longer his team spent on simple tasks, the less time they had to improve the actual technology they were selling. To help make his own and other businesses run smoothly, he founded Aethon, which makes autonomous, mobile robots and a platform that runs them, designed specifically for industrial, hospitality and health care settings. While the robots automate simple jobs, like bringing medication to hospital rooms or basic manufacturing tasks, the platform allows anyone to customize the robots – no background in coding needed. The result allows workers to easily align with the robots doing their job so they can focus on bigger things. Zini plans to launch the brand new platform this January at CES. 

Neofect

Using gamified solutions for rehabilitation is Neofect's specialty. The company has created fun rehabilitation training exercises using games and customized training for each individual patient. Neofect products include the Neofect Smart Board, a medical device intended to improve the functional arm reaching ability; the Neofect Smart Glove, a high-tech stroke rehab device; and the Neofect Smart Pegboard for functional and cognitive rehabilitation. Neofect plans to showcase these new products at CES 2020.

Rewire Fitness

Rewire Fitness focuses on brain training for fitness, using the brain to train the body. Their product, featuring patent-pending technology, allows athletes to seamlessly combine brain training with traditional workouts while using any indoor bike trainer. The platform uses a power meter combined with proprietary cognitive brain training straps that attach to the handlebars of the bike, allowing it to wirelessly communicate with the Rewire Cycling app. As an endurance athlete and a software developer, Rewire Fitness’ Sun Sachs says he moved to co-found Rewire Fitness when he couldn't wait any longer for the science to develop on its own

Pria

Pria, from Black & Decker, is a medication-dispensing device for the home. The machine, which also functions as a companion device using IoT technology, connects users with caregivers and loved ones via two-way video calling while also keeping track of and dispensing medication. The company plans to announce additional services, products and features at CES 2020, says Stanley Healthcare’s Director Sean O’Brien.

Sharp Electronics

The established Japanese consumer technology company showcased a company first: a zero footprint, internet-connected microwave drawer. Winner of the CES 2020 Innovation Award, Sharp Electronics new appliance can be built into a cabinet or drawer, allowing users to open a microwave as easily as opening a cabinet at waist level to get a spoon. There’s even an easy-to-install option. As for IoT technology, users can control the microwave with their phone and get recipes or instructions via an app.