[CES 2021] From robots to AI medical care… a Korean startup going around CES

A large number of Korean startups armed with technology participated in the world’s largest IT and home appliance exhibition’CES 2021′, which was held online for the first time due to the influence of Corona 19. Unlike in the past when large booths were installed in offline spaces, it is a non-face-to-face event, so it will serve as a global promotion opportunity in that the eyes that were concentrated on large companies will be dispersed among startups and the name can be made known to institutions and investors around the world Is expected.

According to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which hosts CES, 1951 companies are participating in this year’s event. As for Korean companies, 340 companies participated, making it the second largest company after the US. Among them, 89 startups and SMEs participate in the’Online Korea Pavilion’ and’K-Startup Pavilion’. It is also a good news that the opportunity for Korean startups to attract attention has increased significantly as Chinese companies who have participated in the event every year do not attend this year.

Startups that participated in CES 2021 are putting out core technologies in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, such as autonomous driving, AI non-face-to-face treatment, and robots.

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B Plus Lab, an AI-based medical solution company, will introduce a’What ails U’service equipped with a non-face-to-face AI interview, disease encyclopedia, and GPS-based hospital guidance. The AI ​​interview system was built with advanced algorithms through strategic cooperation with Bumin Hospital where it hurts and the participation of professional medical staff in the development. This event will introduce the service being prepared for commercialization and future growth strategies that support Chinese, English, Russian, and Vietnamese.

ILscience, a smart optical tech company, will exhibit’FOLLINIC microcurrent LED scalp care device’, a home care device exclusively for scalp that applies the dual effect of microcurrent technology and silicon lens LED. It is a product that helps promote blood circulation and cell regeneration when used for 20 minutes in total care mode once a day, and it has also obtained’Class II’ approval from the US FDA.

“It is an honor to participate in the world’s most prestigious CES as a representative of Korea and compete with global companies with advanced technology.” We plan to spur.”

Some companies have won the CES 2021 Innovation Award in recognition of their technology even before the start of the event.

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Digital healthcare startup M2S is an eye health healthcare solution’VROR Eye Dr.’ Won the Best of Innovations award. It is a product that can measure and care for about 10 ophthalmologists using VR, and it can measure the condition of the eyes and observe the condition of the eyes through the examination algorithm and AI analysis developed by M2S.

Tae-Hwi Lee, CEO of M2S, said, “The demand for digital healthcare market that can prevent and manage diseases with IT devices such as mobile and VR is increasing more than ever.” “With this award, we will expand overseas markets.” I gave my impressions.

Algocare, which provides real-time nutrition management solutions, also won an innovation award in the field of’Health&Wellness’. Algocare received a high score for not simply recommending nutritional supplements, but because it derives the most necessary customized nutritional ingredients for users in real time through health data collection and analysis, and provides them immediately.

Jeong Ji-won, CEO of Algocare, said, “I think that Algocare’s innovation and technology have been recognized not only in Korea but also globally through the 2021 CES Innovation Award. I will.”