The CES Innovation Awards feature technology across 33 categories. Artificial Intelligence is the fastest-growing category with a 49.5% increase in submissions compared to last year, underscoring how AI is integrating into our lives through enhanced user experiences, increased productivity, medical advancements, and more. AI will be a central theme for CES 2025, represented throughout the show floor and conference programming. 

“The honorees selected this year represent the range of innovation we will see at CES 2025, with products touching all areas of technology including the entire AI ecosystem," said Gary Shapiro, CEO, of CTA. "The record-breaking number of CES Innovation Awards submissions for CES 2025 shows how tech innovation continues to solve the world’s biggest challenges that change people’s lives.” 

The 2025 awards program expands to four new categories: Beauty & Personal Care, Fashion Tech, Industrial Equipment & Machinery, and Pet Tech & Animal Welfare. 

“Technology is reshaping industries, enhancing products and creating experiences that improve lives in ways we never thought possible,” said Kinsey Fabrizio, President, of CTA. “From unlocking new efficiencies in agriculture and mining to improving care for our pets, the tech at CES 2025 will allow attendees to dive in to the trends transforming our world.” 

An independent panel reviews and rates submissions based on innovation, functionality, aesthetics, and design. Experts in the fields of industry design, engineering, and members of the media are selected to judge products. The top-rated entries across categories are awarded the “Best of Innovation” designation.  

The Best of Innovation recipients for 2025 include:  

• Accessibility & AgeTech: Bio Leg by BionicM Inc.  
• Artificial Intelligence: booxtory by Woongjin Thinkbig  
• Audio/Video Components & Accessories: Sony BRAVIA Theater Quad Wireless Speaker System by Sony Electronics Inc.  
• Computer Peripherals & Accessories: HP Z Captis by HP Inc.  
• Cybersecurity: ScamVanguard by SK Telecom  
• Digital Health: TD Square, Tinnitus Digital Treatment Device by Hanyang University Playlab  
• Drones: Station for drone first responder by Nearthlab  
• Embedded Technologies: Q-Vision Pro: Safe, Fast On-Device AI for Crime Prevention by Suprema AI  
• Fashion Tech: Osmotex: Active Electroosmotic Membrane Jackets by Myant Corp.  
• FinTech: On-Device biometric payment solution by GHOSTPASS Inc.  
• Headphones & Personal Audio: Galaxy Buds3 Pro by Samsung Electronics America  
• Industrial Equipment & Machinery: KATR by Kubota Tractor Corp  
• In-Vehicle Entertainment: On-Demand Automotive Infotainment Center by Corning, Incorporated & CarUX  
• Metaverse: minVerse by Haply Robotics  
• Mobile Devices, Accessories, & Apps: inReach® Messenger Plus by Garmin  
• Robotics: Hypershell Carbon X by Hypershell Co., Ltd.  
• Sustainability & Energy/Power: Faraday Reactor by Vvater  
• Vehicle Tech & Advanced Mobility: Holographic Transparent Camera by ZEISS Microoptics  
• XR Technologies & Accessories: Sony XR Head-Mounted Display SRH-S1 by Sony Corporation  

The remaining recipients will be announced during CES 2025 on January 5. Plus, don’t miss the CES Innovation Awards Showcase on-site at the Venetian Expo to view some of the winning products. View the Honorees and Best of Innovation recipients at CES.tech.

Dive IN to CES 2025 January 7-10, 2025, with Media Days taking place January 5-6, 2025, in Las Vegas, NV.