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ITRI Wins Two CES 2020 Innovation AwardsHSINCHU, Taiwan, Nov. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech applied research institutions, won two CES 2020 Innovation Awards, including its PECOLA (Personal Companion for Older People Living Alone) in the Smart Home category and iStimUweaR in Wearable Technologies. The annual CES Innovation Awards program honors outstanding product design and engineering in consumer technology products. This year’s honorees include leading companies such as Bosch, Garmin, and HP. “ITRI has won CES Innovation Awards for the third consecutive year. Winning the awards highlights ITRI's focus on market-driven R&D and recognizes its efforts in helping industries develop innovative applications rapidly,” said ITRI President Edwin Liu. He pointed out that ITRI’s PECOLA robot is able to identify and analyze living conditions for seniors, and employs a video-based fall detection technology, which will send notification for assistance when a person takes a tumble. Another winning technology iStimUweaR is a hybrid smart wearable system used for clothing that provides transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to enhance the wearer’s blood circulation and relieve muscle pain. iStimUweaR garments are comfortable to wear and washable. “Both honorees leverage ICT technologies to create value-added systems/services that address the user needs. They are great examples of hardware-software integration and multi-disciplinary innovation,” Dr. Liu stressed. PECOLA iStimUweaR ITRI will be showcasing nine tech innovations at Booth #25650 in the AI & Robotics section at CES 2020 in Las Vegas from January 7 to 10, 2020. The exhibition is aim to offer a great interactive experience for a variety of scenarios, demonstrating ITRI’s outstanding capability in developing intelligent systems and innovative applications. About ITRI Over the years, ITRI has incubated over 280 innovative companies, including well-known names such as UMC and TSMC. In addition to its headquarters in Taiwan, ITRI has branch offices in the U.S., Europe, and Japan in an effort to extend its R&D scope and promote opportunities for international cooperation around the world. For more information, please visit: http://www.itri.org/eng. Media Contact Photos accompanying this announcement are available at: https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/022d8c25-6efa-4461-b7c2-ca2fcb4baea4 https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/889f9b6d-2b19-4628-ac2e-069212b6d395
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