Wonju firms earn CES Innovation Awards for the third straight year; FD Tech wins for the second year in a row

【Financial News, Wonju = Kim Gi-seop, Staff Writer】Armed with artificial intelligence (AI), Wonju companies have captured Innovation Awards at CES, the world’s largest information technology (IT) and consumer electronics exhibition, for the third year in a row.
According to Wonju City on the 10th, local companies FD Tech and Sims Tech were selected as winners of the CES 2027 Innovation Awards. This marks the third consecutive year, beginning with CES 2025, that a Wonju company has won an Innovation Award. FD Tech has now won for two years in a row, following CES 2026.
The winning products are FD Tech’s AI-powered facility-inspection robot and Sims Tech’s AI-powered tracking and management system for reusable medical devices. Both products were highly praised for their innovative application of AI technology in the field.
At CES 2027, which will be held in Las Vegas, United States, from January 6 to 9 next year, the city will set up a Wonju Pavilion within the Gangwon Joint Pavilion to showcase the technologies and flagship products of eight leading local companies. The plan is to extend the attention generated by the Innovation Award wins to all participating companies and turn it into results in identifying overseas buyers and conducting export consultations.
Wonju Mayor Gu Ja-yeol said, “For three years running, AI technologies from Wonju companies, from facility-inspection robots to medical-device tracking systems, have been recognized on the world’s top stage,” adding, “I will do everything I can to help local companies, including the eight exhibiting at the Wonju Pavilion at CES next year, grow into global innovators.”

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