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A Smart Cane Improving the Mobility Experience for the Visually Impaired
At CES 2025, Gokhan Mericililer, CEO and co-founder of WeWalk, unveiled the Smart Cane 2, a device designed to transform the traditional white cane into a high-tech mobility companion for the visually impaired. By integrating advanced sensors and AI, the company aims to modernize a tool that has remained largely unchanged for over a century.…
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A New Angle in the Fight Against Macular Degeneration
For millions of individuals worldwide, central vision loss due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) can make simple tasks like reading or recognizing faces nearly impossible. At CES 2025, Al Schubert, SVP of Soliddd Sales, gave an overview of their solution for improving the loss of sight. SolidddVision™ smartglasses leverage “fly’s eye” optics to restore sight…
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Human-Based Health Care in a Remote Pod
Bridging the Care Gap: Karthik Ganesh on OnMed’s “Clinic in a Box” The American healthcare system is facing a “perfect storm” as an aging population increases demand while the supply of primary care providers continues to shrink. At CES 2025, OnMed CEO Karthik Ganesh emphasized that the solution isn’t just better tech, but a new…
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Space Communications Via Laser Beams
In the noisy exhibition halls of CES2025, we stumbled upon the emerging world of optical (laser) satellite communications. As the space economy grows, the “pipes” used to send data back to Earth—traditional radio waves—are becoming congested. In the above interview, SangHoon Oh, Ph.D., Research Director for SpaceBeam, explains how their new optical ground stations unlock…
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A Robot Alternative for Those Who Need a Care-free Pet
Here metaCat, here metaCat…. As seen in the above video, filmed at CES 2025, it only takes a few seconds to zoomorphize one of Elephant Robotics’ lifelike robots. Their metaAnimal series of robots targets those who want companionship without the hassles of a pet. These are more than just mechanical dolls with features such as:…
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High-Performance Computing & Heating as a Service
Miroslav Sviezeny, COO and co-founder of Qarnot, discusses the company’s evolution from providing distributed computing in homes to a larger-scale operation for high-performance computing (HPC). Qarnot’s QBx is a compute module that integrates between 12 to 24 high-performance processors. The system utilizes cold water to cool the servers and dissipate their heat, with hot water…
