This is the big surprise of CES 2023. Ella, the smart stroller is named winner of the coveted innovation award at the Las Vegas show. It must be said that it is attacking a lucrative but also sensitive market, as the safety of our children is precious to us.
At the origin of this original project, the Canadian start-up Glüxkind. She is therefore a smart stroller full of sensors and motors to relieve parents during walks with baby.
A smart stroller, what is it for?
She is able to stop on its own if it is out of range or encounters an obstacle Explain The Guardian. Its motors also allow it to move on its own provided that one of the parents is behind it. No need to touch the handlebars for it to move forward, the sensors just have to detect the presence of an adult. Convenient when you have to carry a child who no longer wants to be in the stroller.
She is also able to assist the parents in the walks when the ground is not favourable. For example, the motors assist parents on steep hills or automatically brake downhill to avoid racing, a greater risk when you know that it still weighs 13.6 kg.
Thanks to its imposing size, Ella can also carry up to six shopping bags. It also has options for putting baby to sleep: a rocking chair mode that rocks back and forth and a customizable white noise generator.
A stroller for more than 3000 euros
This tech-packed stroller is not a prototype. It will be on the market in the spring, for the moment only in North America (United States and Canada).
Its price: approximately 3,110 euros taking into account the current euro/dollar conversion. For its launch, Ella will be available for limited pre-order. The start-up has not communicated a launch date in Europe. But it’s a safe bet that the smart stroller won’t cross the Atlantic right away.
Its European marketing will also very certainly depend on the reception that will be given to it on the American continent. European marketing standards can also delay the arrival of the product in our regions. So, ready to entrust your child to a connected stroller?
Source: Presse-Citron
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