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İTÜ ARI Teknokent startups made a splash at CES 2024, the world's largest consumer electronics fair

15 January 2024 - OUR ACTIVITIES

İTÜ ARI Teknokent, advancing and globalizing technology entrepreneurship in Turkey, saw participation from 33 of its startups at CES 2024, the world's largest consumer electronics fair. Held in the city of Las Vegas, USA, with the participation of technology companies from over 150 countries, the event provided a platform for İTÜ ARI Teknokent startups to showcase future technologies to attendees from various countries around the world


Since 2002, İTÜ ARI Teknokent has been working to develop and spread technology entrepreneurship in Turkey, facilitate technology transfer, globalize, and accelerate the entry of foreign capital that will provide high/advanced technology. With its local and global successes in the field of technology entrepreneurship, İTÜ ARI Teknokent has made a name for Turkey in the global entrepreneurship arena. Last year in May, İTÜ Çekirdek, the incubation center of İTÜ ARI Teknokent, which was selected as the "Best Incubation Center in the World" by UBI Global, introduced the technologies of İTÜ ARI Teknokent's ventures to the whole world. At CES 2024, held from January 9th to 12th this year, various topics were discussed ranging from artificial intelligence to autonomous vehicles, from technology for sustainability to cybersecurity, and İTÜ ARI Teknokent ventures presented their innovative products in many different categories to the world. While some ventures from İTÜ ARI Teknokent presented their products and technologies in the Turkey Pavilion, globally advancing ventures showcased their technologies at their own booths.

İTÜ ARI Teknokent Genel Müdürü Prof. Dr. Attila Dikbaş, İTÜ ARI Teknokent ventures alongside at the world's largest technology fair, CES 2024, stated, "When we envisioned İTÜ ARI Teknokent, we dreamed of it becoming a synergistic ecosystem. Today, we have surpassed our dreams, transforming this structure into a Teknokent that not only fosters synergy but also carries the flag of the country with its global, pioneering successes. We have observed the significant returns of participating in events like CES both for İTÜ ARI Teknokent and our ventures. Our country's technology ventures are truly world-class, and events like CES provide an important stage to prove oneself. Today, we have ventures from various entrepreneurship programs of İTÜ ARI Teknokent. This is proof of how successful each of our programs is within itself."
They are showcasing our country's technological prowess to the entire World

Formun ÜstüDikbaş emphasized their efforts to support technological startups in various sectors, aiming to help them become scalable businesses with a global presence. He stated, "Showcasing our country's technological strength at one of the world's largest events, on the other side of the world, is priceless."

Here are the İTÜ ARI Teknokent startups and companies featured at CES this year:

Archi's Academy: An online edtech platform that provides education and mentorship in software development to recent graduates, mothers, and those looking to change careers.

Arkerobox: An educational initiative aimed at keeping interest in cultural heritage alive and helping children learn while having fun.

Büyütech: Develops smart camera systems that enable vehicles to perceive the world as humans do.

Co-one: A data platform dedicated to providing fast and accurate data solutions tailored to the needs of AI teams.

Driven AVS: A digital racing coach that improves the training efficiency and driving performance of race pilots.

Efilli: A consent management platform that enables websites to collect and manage cookie consent in compliance with regulations such as KVKK, GDPR, and CCPA.

etasin.com: Offers customers various services needed during the moving process (transportation, cleaning, disinfection, painting, insurance, etc.) instantly with a single request through competent service providers.

FanSupport: An online fan support platform developed to create sustainable, transparent, and traceable revenue in the sports industry.

From Your Eyes: A company that designs the most technological and customizable vision experience for a wide spectrum ranging from humans to machines using artificial intelligence technologies.

Gokido: Produces smart canes that facilitate independent mobility experiences for visually impaired children through interactive content and dynamic obstacle detection systems.

Hergele: A domestic electric scooter manufacturer and e-mobility vehicle sharing technology infrastructure provider.

IDD Consultancy: Produces waste heat recovery solutions, solves heat transfer problems, and analyzes processes for risk management to increase facility efficiency.

Kozalak: An IoT system solution that detects forest fires before they grow, measures air quality and noise, and alerts authorities when toxic and flammable gases are detected.

Link Robotics: Develops navigation systems that provide precise, reliable, and uninterrupted location information for the future of mobility by processing different sensor data such as camera, inertial measurement unit, and GNSS in its sensor fusion engine.

MediTechLabs: Develops AI-powered health technologies to make healthcare services more accessible.

MIOTE: A maintenance assistant that prevents industrial electrical machine failures.

Mimiq: A security platform that can be carried with you wherever you go and used according to the profiles you create.

MyndPlay: The world's first mind-controlled media player and platform that allows viewers to control and direct a video or movie through their minds using EEG BrainWave technology connected to your device.

Newky: Converts mobile phones into digital keys in the automotive, mobility, and sharing sectors, adds them to vehicles, access systems, and devices with its patented technology Newky Box, provides authorized access, and prevents misuse.

NuManufacturing: Aims to predict maintenance and failure possibilities in production and energy distribution using its domestic AI and machine learning platform Bestekar4.X and NumBox sensor components, thus targeting uninterrupted production and increased efficiency.

PeerBie: An application that transforms your way of working by allowing you to handle all tasks in teams and workplaces from a single place.

PicoBricks: Offers a project development kit for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) educators and creators at all levels.

Pina Minds: A venture aiming to transform industries and improve lives through technology and innovation.

Printive: A provider-based 3D platform that combines 3D printing services and designs.

Pulsetto: Offers a vagus nerve stimulator (wearable and application) that acts as a quick and effortless way to reduce stress, anxiety, and improve sleep.

RePG Energy: A 100% domestic patented deep technology initiative that produces energy (electricity, heating, and cooling) and water by using the humidity and temperature difference in the environment (air, water, gas, geothermal, etc.).

Rownd Precision Industry: A modern version of a computer-controlled machine, a lathe machine.

Smellive: A smell module that transfers smells in virtual platforms to real life.

Teleporter: Powered by technology and art, Teleporter builds a universe for players, inspired by MMORPG - the best massive multiplayer online role-playing games in the world and powered by video game enthusiasts, focusing on players.

Vivoo: A personal healthy lifestyle assistant that provides personalized nutrition and lifestyle recommendations based on urine.

WearTechClub: Smart sportswear integrated with sensor technology for observing user health data, muscle and nerve movements, and carbon footprint and alerts when needed, integrated into the mobile application.

Wyseye: A deep technology initiative that quickly and accurately detects the damage and condition of vehicles using image processing and artificial intelligence algorithms.

Yuppy Games: Develops mobile games in the hypercasual and casual categories, allowing everyone worldwide to play, and also offers special characters and products within the game to users through the NFT infrastructure.