Ubergizmo was a media associate of the International On-line Meetup, Better of MIK Award @ CES 2023, an award that rewards the most effective startups which have already handed a number of drastic picks earlier than arriving at this culminating level.
MIK stands for “Made in Korea” and is a model developed by Aving, a media firm that covers many worldwide client electronics occasions. Ubergizmo was requested to pick three firms based mostly on our pursuits, market expertise, and technical background (Hubert and Eliane are each former sport builders).
The selection was not straightforward, however our prime 3 firms and merchandise are Narma Inc (#1), SevenPointOne (#2), and BeomJun E&C (#3).
Narma Inc
Narma Inc designs and builds skilled drones for numerous markets, together with safety, surveillance, medical and supply drones. Their tilt-rotor drone was fascinating as a result of it comes with each vertical take-off (VTOL) comfort and fixed-wing endurance, pace, and vary.
It makes use of a VTOL idea much like the well-known Osprey airplane that U.S. Marines use in fight. This environment friendly design makes Narma Inc a direct supply competitor of Google or Amazon.
This firm is a spin-off of the Korea Aerospace Institute and may pack a number of applied sciences into its merchandise. These drones can fly at evening and past the visible line of sight (BVLOS). On the identical time, they’ll endure excessive wind (50 meters/sec) that many opponents merely can not.
Lastly, the drone is wise sufficient to meet its mission even when the GPS connectivity is misplaced. Its final line of protection is a parachute that may open to forestall it from inflicting harm if there’s a crucial failure. That’s an FAA mandate.
SevenPointOne
SevenPointOne is a digital healthcare firm behind AlzWIN, an utility that makes use of AI (Synthetic Intelligence) to assist detect cognitive impairments and dementia very early. As you might know, the sooner such issues are seen and the extra possible it’s doable to gradual them down and even forestall additional degradations in some circumstances.
AlzWIN is centered round a patented algorithm that makes use of 20 metrics to carry out its activity. For instance, verbal fluency is likely one of the metrics that’s sampled. SevenPointOne has gone by way of peer opinions, pilot initiatives and medical trials to help its declare.
As soon as detected, cognitive impairments could be managed in numerous methods, and the corporate additionally has Sentents, a digital actuality (VR) app that helps customers with their cognitive efficiency. To this point, SevenPointOne has not too long ago labored with hospitals, insurance coverage, and pharmaceutical firms in Asia.
The corporate’s scientists estimate about 70 potential causes for dementia, and 30% of those can probably be handled, whereas others can solely be managed for now. For instance, a poor weight-reduction plan would possibly trigger a quicker descent into dementia. Lastly, 91% of US seniors go undiagnosed for dementia, and that’s maybe the most effective purpose to have a simple, efficient and reasonably priced instrument.
BeomJun E&C
BeomJun E*C is an organization that produces concrete. On the floor, this hardly looks as if a “high-tech” product, however its concrete has low-carbon traits, which might considerably contribute to assuaging the carbon footprint within the building business.
This firm makes use of a type of Sulfur Concrete. Such concrete does provide thrilling traits like a really low carbon emission, power, and a comparatively brief time to accumulate its full power.
Sulfur replaces cement because the concrete’s binding agent, and that’s why the carbon footprint is so low. Manufacturing cement is liable for about 5% of worldwide carbon emissions. Sulfur Concrete has been theorized and mentioned for the reason that 70s, so the idea shouldn’t be fully new. As a substitute, it’s its manufacturing and implementation that we’re focused on.
Utilizing sulfur could be difficult in some ways since sulfur is a component that’s not inert. It will possibly react to different chemical substances, and it’s powerful to provide Sulfur Concrete long-term endurance and security. BeomJun E&C claims to have designed a secure sulfur concrete that’s twice as sturdy as common concrete, with anti-bacterial properties.
Moreover, the sulfur used is a byproduct of current petrochemical processes, and waste car tires are additionally a part of the components, so the uncooked materials is plentiful. The carbon footprint is decreased by 30%, however this sulfur concrete can also be 30% dearer than conventional alternate options. Extra info and specs (PDF).
Different firms
The three firms above actually blew our minds away, however others are additionally worthy of point out, together with:
- Nuvi-labs is an automatic meals scanner ({hardware} and software program) that goals to cut back meals waste worldwide.
- LiBEST is a versatile Li-ion battery that may be built-in into client electronics of latest shapes and varieties, together with VR gloves or smartwatch bands.
- Margo. A dad initially created a digital baseball pitch coach for his younger son who was struggling to throw a heavy ball. Now it’s a brand new and distinctive product for all.
- E-MPS, a supplier of batteries for industrial and heavy purposes equivalent to 5G cell tower tools and industrial BiDirectional inverters.
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