CES adds space, food technologies to the mix at 2022 show

The Consumer Electronics Show is returning to Las Vegas aboriginal adjacent year, with 2 caller grounds categories successful the mix.

CES is adding abstraction exertion and nutrient exertion to the database of grounds categories astatine the Jan. 5-8 lawsuit successful Las Vegas, organizers said successful a quality release.

“Every year, CES showcases the latest innovations from bequest and emerging exertion sectors — and everything successful between,” said Karen Chupka, enforcement vice president of the Consumer Technology Association, which hosts the event. “Technology is propelling the abstraction and nutrient industries to caller heights, and CES is the cleanable level to showcase this maturation and bring unneurotic our industry.”

The nutrient tech class volition “address agriculture, constituent innovation, repast kits and deliveries, nutrition, plant-based proteins, traceability, sustainability, vertical farming and more,” the merchandise said. Grov Technologies, Impossible Foods and John Deere volition beryllium among those connected manus showing disconnected their nutrient exertion innovations.

For abstraction tech, companies volition showcase advancements successful communications, biology, quality wellness and different fields. Specifically, Sierra Space, portion of the Sierra Nevada Corporation, volition showcase its abstraction proscription innovation — the Dream Chaser® spaceplane.

Space and nutrient tech articulation a agelong database of categories showcased successful past events. Among the different exertion merchandise categories are artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cities, sports and robotics, among galore others.

The amusement volition instrumentality spot astatine the Las Vegas Convention Center arsenic good arsenic Strip venues including the Sands Expo & Convention Center, Aria Convention Centre and Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

CTA canceled the in-person show successful 2021 due to the fact that of the coronavirus pandemic. The amusement had been acceptable for Las Vegas successful aboriginal January but was alternatively held digitally.

“We’re thrilled to instrumentality to Las Vegas — location to CES for much than 40 years — and look guardant to seeing galore caller and returning faces,” Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association, said successful a quality merchandise earlier this year. “Hundreds of executives person told america however overmuch they request CES to conscionable caller and existing customers, find partners, scope media and observe innovation.”

Approximately 1,000 companies, including Amazon, AT&T, Google, Qualcomm, IBM, Intel, and Samsung, person committed to the 2022 event. Companies tin besides enactment online with virtual audiences. More announcements of caller programs for CES 2022 are expected successful the coming months.

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