The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) named the CES Innovation Awards 2027 honorees on November 9, citing nearly 4,000 entries, a 10% increase from last year CTA Announces CES Innovation Awards® 2027 Honorees1.
The awards recognize design and engineering across 37 product categories ahead of the CES 2027 show in Las Vegas. CTA owns and produces both the event and the annual competition. Honorees are announced before the January show, with additional winners scheduled for reveal on January 4, 2027.
Award-related materials state that CTA did not test the products or verify submission claims, evaluating entries based on descriptive materials provided by companies OpenHear BM420 Named a CES® 2027 Innovation Awards® Honoree2. A panel of industry experts, including engineers and designers, judged submissions on innovation, functionality and design. The highest-rated products in each category received the Best of Innovation designation.
AI, digital health and robotics accounted for 25% of all entries. Submissions in Robotics and Enterprise Tech each rose 74% compared to the 2026 program, while AI submissions increased 15%. A new Art Tech category, introduced in partnership with Christie’s, recognizes technology that supports creative expression and cultural preservation.
Best of Innovation recipients listed in the announcement include LG for the LG SIGNATURE OLED T6 and Samsung for the Galaxy Z Fold8 and Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra. Qualcomm was recognized for the Snapdragon Reality Elite Platform. Other products listed include the SHOEALLS LifeGuard, described as self-powered AI healthcare shoes, and the WIZCORE TWArch Master.
CTA’s X post identified Anker Innovations, Myant, NVIDIA and Teradar as CTA members among the Best of Innovation honorees @CTATech on X4. DongA Science’s AiR NOVA was named an EdTech honoree, Automatica reported earlier this month DongA Science AiR NOVA Named CES 2027 EdTech Honoree3.
Select winning products will be displayed at the CES Innovation Awards Showcase at the Venetian during the show.