{"id":2840,"date":"2023-01-18T16:14:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:14:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2023\/01\/18\/roll-model-smart-stroller-pushes-its-way-to-the-top-at-ces-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T16:14:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:14:23","slug":"roll-model-smart-stroller-pushes-its-way-to-the-top-at-ces-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/machine-learning\/2023\/01\/18\/roll-model-smart-stroller-pushes-its-way-to-the-top-at-ces-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll Model: Smart Stroller Pushes Its Way to the Top at CES 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As any new mom or dad can tell you, parenting can be a challenge \u2014 packed with big worries and small hassles. But it may be about to get a little bit easier thanks to Gl\u00fcxkind Technologies<\/a> and their smart stroller, Ella.<\/p>\n

The company has just been named a CES 2023 Innovation Awards<\/a> Honoree for their AI-powered stroller, which was designed to make life easier for new parents and caregivers.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople love the rock-a-baby feature and the push and brake assist,\u201d said Gl\u00fcxkind co-founder and CEO Kevin Huang of a product that\u2019s become an instant sensation at the annual technology industry confab. \u201cWhen you\u2019re able to hold your child and have the stroller take care of itself, that\u2019s a pretty magical moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The story behind the product that\u2019s made headlines around the world began three years ago when Huang and his co-founder, Anne Hunger, had a baby daughter and went stroller shopping.<\/p>\n

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And, like all parents, they learned about the challenges of wrangling a stroller packed with baby gear and the safety concerns that have new parents shopping for the safest vehicles they can afford.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realized, \u2018man, this stuff hasn\u2019t changed in the last 30 years,\u2019\u201d Huang said.<\/p>\n

Modern cars, for example, are equipped with systems that ensure they don\u2019t roll backward when you\u2019re stopped on a hill, Huang explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I thought maybe we can add some of the things already there for cars into this platform that actually carries our children, so we can have a safer and more convenient experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The response from parents at CES was overwhelmingly positive. No surprise, given the in-depth research Huang and his team conducted with new parents.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s also wowed tech enthusiasts worldwide, earning honors from the awards program produced by the Consumer Technology Association<\/a>, the trade group behind the annual Las Vegas conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe came to CES with the idea of announcing the product and getting maybe three to five writeups about what we were doing,\u201d Huang said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t expect the overwhelming amount of exposure we received.\u201d<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s CES Innovation Awards program \u2014 overseen by an elite panel of judges, including media members, designers and engineers \u2014 received a record-high number of over 2,100 submissions, making it no small feat for Ella to come out on top.<\/p>\n

SUBHEAD: AI-Powered Stroller Makes Parenting a Walk in the Park<\/p>\n

Huang reports that NVIDIA\u2019s Jetson edge AI platform<\/a> powers the startup\u2019s entire AI stack.<\/p>\n

Gl\u00fcxkind, based in Vancouver, Canada, is a member of NVIDIA Inception<\/a>, a free program designed to help startups evolve faster through access to cutting-edge technology and NVIDIA experts, opportunities to connect with venture capitalists, and co-marketing support to heighten the company\u2019s visibility.<\/p>\n

With Jetson, Huang explains that the stroller is able to use computer vision to map the stroller\u2019s surroundings, using Jetson\u2019s GPU and CPU to process and do pathfinding.<\/p>\n

As a result, when the child isn\u2019t in the stroller, parents can activate Ella\u2019s intelligent hands-free strolling mode.<\/p>\n

This advanced parent-assist technology helps parents focus on their kids rather than wrangling an empty stroller packed with diapers, snacks, and other supplies.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt stays out of the way when you don\u2019t need it, but it\u2019s there when you do need it,\u201d Huang said.<\/p>\n

But while the stroller is intelligent \u2014 able to follow a caregiver as they hold a baby or help ensure the stroller doesn\u2019t roll away on its own \u2014 it\u2019s not designed to work independently.<\/p>\n

Quite the opposite. With Ella\u2019s adaptive push and brake assistance, caregivers can enjoy effortless walks no matter the terrain \u2014 uphill, downhill or even when fully loaded with groceries and toys.<\/p>\n

Ella also has features that make parenting easier, such as Rock-My-Baby mode to help little ones get the sleep they need and built-in white noise playback.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re trying to make it so the technology we\u2019re building is augmentative to the parents\u2019 experience to make parenting easier and safer,\u201d Huang said.<\/p>\n

The result: while parenting will never be a walk in the park, actually taking that newborn for an actual walk in the park will soon be a lot less of a hassle.<\/p>\n

Image Credit: Gl\u00fcxkind Technologies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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