Reuters Insider - AI stars at CES trade show

CES

07/01/2019 18:15

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Description: Startups are turning heads with their AI-embedded gadgets now on
display at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Fred Katayama
provides a preview.
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Video Transcript:

Even if you don't follow artificial intelligence, it could follow you. On
display, the Consumer Electronics Show that got underway Sunday in Las Vegas,
a travel suitcase that follows a passenger throughout the airport and onto the
plane. Its Beijing-based creator ForwardX Robotics is one of many startups
showcasing their wares alongside the big brands. CEO Nicolas Chee-

It's our AI suitcase. It follows people by computer vision technology. It
recognizes people, tracking people, and it follows people. 

This product also gives a hand- the remote-controlled glove incased in plastic
helps amputees pick things up. Women may give a hand to Sheertex, the Canadian
company unveiled pantyhose that it claims does not tear. It uses a proprietary
knit that's been used in bullet-proof vest and climbing equipment. CES
Communications Director Izzy Santa says, practically every company is a tech
company today. 

Artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, facial recognition, voice
recognition- all of these things are going into products. You're seeing more
appliances that have voice-assistance incorporated. So you- CES is really the
5G AI show of the future. 

Thousands of tech heads are expected to check out the latest gadgets once the
show opens to the public on Tuesday