This year IFA also offers 2 additional spaces :
IFA Global Markets, the biggest B2B sourcing platform in Europe. This space is opened from September 2nd until September 5th at STATION-Berlin.
IFA NEXT, located in the hall 26, this innovation hub welcomes startups, research laboratories, universities and innovative companies. They present their ideas of the future and the solutions that they imagined in terms of home appliances and electronics. More than 160 startups will be part of it coming from more than 20 countries.
Finally, IFA is also a wonderful place for conferences and keynotes also taking place in the hall 26 to focus on the latest trends on innovation.
Hot from the trade show, our experts spotted the trends !
There robots of all types and origins are visible, with in particular NeraRobotic or Nuwarobotics
Vocal personal assistants, also represent an important part of the show with new comers such as Archos, Chris for drivers, AIcube from Huawei, which all complete the market dominated by Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa.
When we talk about vocal assistants, impossible not to mention IoT… now this is the entire home that becomes smart with home appliances… from smart wardrobe powered by Haier, to smart mirror, to smart washing machine to smart mopping robot… everything will be “smart” !
Mobility with Segway and Renault is a top trend powered by electrical solutions, that offer light and long lasting alternatives to regular cars.
Connected Health has a major share of the show. Examples are the sleep monitor smart sleep from Philips, the Kolibree tooth brush from Colgate to finish with the Dfree solution which tells you when you’ll need to go to the toilets…
Finally, E-Sport is not a epiphenomenon, since it is now normal to sweat in virtual reality. For proof, this VR baby foot !
