The CES 2018 officially opened its doors today with more than 3,900 exhibitors, including 800 of the most innovative and early-stage startups of the show located at the Eureka Park.
For the third year in a row, France will be the first most represented country outside of the U.S. - which is showcasing 280 startups - at the CES Eureka Park, with more than 274 startups, representing every major industry, from the latest in self-driving vehicles, smart cities, AI, sports tech, robotics, health and fitness tech and more.
French startups have growing international ambitions
"This is a huge jump, more than 50% from last year," explained Adrien Cabo, in charge of the international development for the French Tech scene. "And for the first time at CES, French startups now represent 1/3 of all the international companies showcased at the Eureka Park, far more than Holland or China combined."
However, the large number of French startups and the way they are scattered around the show floor - by France's geographical regions or states (Paris, Normandy, Provence...) rather than by industries or technologies - make it very hard to actually find the ones that could best match your interest.
While you can check out here the list of all the more than 360 French technology startups exhibiting at CES, below are 10 of them that received an innovation award from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the organizer of CES 2018:
- Blue Frog Robotics (Best of Innovation Award winner) is the developer of Buddy, the family companion robot that helps people live more easily and safely.
- CamToy developed a Laika, a smart and mobile robot companion for dogs to improve their lonely lives and also change their owners' lives by giving them the ability to interact with their pet whenever they want.
- Lancey Energy Storage (Best of Innovation Award winner) is the first smart electric heater with a battery and a native energy management system which makes it 50% cheaper to run than any other electric space heaters.
- MyBus is a smart ticketing application for urban public transport that allows users to get rid of physical transport tickets and transport networks their payment terminals.
- Qista has developed a mosquito control solution, the "Anti-Mosquito Trap", to be used in both private and public spaces.
- Rifft is presenting Wi Surf (Wireless Surface), the first customizable and wireless modular induction charger and power supply station.
- Rium is a low-cost, high-performance and small radioactivity detector that is connected to an easy-to-use mobile application.
- Solable developed LaVie, which transforms tap water into pure mineral water with no consumable or no advanced filtering process.
- Unistellar and Vaonis are makers of telescopes. The former has developed a connected and smart telescope, while the latter has created the world's most compact one.
