The winning entries of CEATEC AWARD 2026 have been selected.
CEATEC AWARD Ministerial Awards
MIC Minister's AwardGeneral Exhibits
"Ear" of Physical AI: Distinguishing Diverse Sounds, from Machine Anomalies to Human Voices
Mitsubishi Electric Group
Booth8H412
METI Minister's AwardGeneral Exhibits
Meta-Optic Mirror for Smart Glasses Displays
TDK Corporation
Booth5H261
Ministry of Digital Agency AwardGeneral Exhibits
“HMAX™ by Hitachi: AI Solutions Driving the Realization of a Harmonized Society”
Hitachi, Ltd.
Booth7H010
CEATEC AWARD Excellence Award
Excellence AwardGeneral Exhibits
Drain-free Circulating Laundry System "Triple Free Laundry"
SHARP CORPORATION
Booth5H340
Excellence AwardGeneral Exhibits
Connecting Human Motion to Physical AI — High-Precision Hand Tracking for AI and Robotics
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. / Melt Interface Technologies Inc.
Booth7H340
Excellence AwardGeneral Exhibits
Early Cancer Detection with AI-powered Smell Sensors — A New Pre-Screening Approach Catching the Signs Before Symptoms Appear —
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
Booth8H030
CEATEC AWARD Categories
Innovation AwardNext Generation Park
Next-Generation Process Optimization Platform
Aixtal Corporation
Booth4H019
Innovation AwardGeneral Exhibits
A Vision-Language Model for Surgical Intelligence: Next-Generation AI that Understands Surgical Context
Direava Inc.
Booth5H440
Global Innovation AwardGlobal Park
NoorNation for Renewable Energy
NoorNation
Booth4H501
Transformation AwardX (Transformation) Park
AI Agents That Build Robot Skills — An Autonomous Physical AI R&D Platform from One-Line Instructions to Real-World Deployment
Amazon Web Services Japan G.K.
Booth4H535
Next Generation AwardNext Generation Park
Revolutionay Materials x Ultra-Fast Heat Detection = Pioneering Global Markets
TopoLogic Inc.
Booth4H141
Next Generation AwardNext Generation Park
TRAILS - Smartphone-Only Spatial AI for Positioning in GPS-Denied Environments
Zeteoh, Inc.
Booth4H242
Mobility Innovation Award
Snow Removal Drone®: A Japan-Made Ground Drone That Automates Dangerous, Labor-Intensive Work in Snowy Regions
everblue Technologies INC
BoothHall 3, S-51
(inside the Japan Mobility Show Bizweek 2026 venue)
CEATEC AWARD is CEATEC's own award program, conducted in cooperation with the government. Since its founding in 2011, this year marks its 16th edition. At CEATEC, where cutting-edge technologies gather from across Japan and around the world, the award recognizes exhibited products, technologies, and services judged to be especially innovative and outstanding. It is a prestigious award that aims to bring outstanding technologies to the world, contributing to the creation and growth of new value and markets, and helping to invigorate industry as a whole. Judging is conducted rigorously by a review committee composed of relevant academic societies and specialized media.
Types of Awards
CEATEC AWARD Ministerial Awards
The Ministerial Awards will be awarded for outstanding projects, technologies, products, and services, as well as supporting software, applications, components/devices exhibited at CEATEC 2026 and entered for CEATEC AWARD 2026. These awards recognize entries judged as making a major contribution to solving regional issues, including revitalization; promoting prosperous lifestyles, enriching society, improving efficiency and high added-value in economic activities.
MIC Minister's Award
Candidates for selection are deemed to have made major contributions to the advancement of the CPS/IoT community and realization of Society 5.0 – which includes but is not limited to the innovative utilization of information and communications networks, data, AI technologies and IoT technologies in the age of IoT and Big Data, as well as establishing services based on the aforementioned technologies for use in local communities.
METI Minister's Award
Candidates for selection are deemed to have made major contributions to the development of the CPS/IoT community and the realization of Society 5.0, such as manufacturing that creates new value, solves problems and promotes innovation in daily life, society, business and industry through the use of AI, robotics, Big Data, etc.; services that utilize IoT; and the development of cross-sectional technologies that promote the digital transformation of industry.
Ministry of Digital Agency Award
Candidates for selection are deemed to have made major contributions to the creation of a prosperous lifestyle and a resilient society, where people can choose the most appropriate services for their life stage, by harnessing the potential of digital technologies and solving diverse issues while making the best use of digital technologies to realize a digital society on a global scale.
CEATEC AWARD 2026 Excellence Award
Excellence Award
Presented to the entry that is evaluated as the most outstanding among all submissions based on a comprehensive assessment of innovation, social impact, feasibility, market potential, and co-creation, and is recognized as having exceptional potential to contribute to future industrial and societal development and the creation of new value.
CEATEC AWARD Categories
Innovation Award
Presented to an entry that demonstrates excellence in innovation, practical feasibility, and contribution to society among technologies, products, services, software, applications, solutions, business models, and other initiatives that contribute to the realization of Society 5.0 and support the sustainable development of industry, business, society, and everyday life.
Transformation Award
Presented to an entry that is recognized for its excellence in innovation, feasibility, and social impact among technologies, products, services, and solutions that leverage digital and advanced technologies to drive transformation across industry, business, society, and everyday life.
Global Innovation Award
Presented to an outstanding technology, product, or service exhibited by an overseas exhibitor, evaluated for its innovation, practical feasibility, market potential, and contribution to society.
Next Generation Award
Presented to an outstanding entry from a startup company, university, or research institution that is developing innovative technologies, products, services, software, applications, or business models and challenging the creation of new markets and social value. Entries are evaluated based on technological excellence, future potential, marketability, and contribution to society.
Mobility Innovation Award
Presented to an outstanding mobility-related technology, product, service, or solution that demonstrates excellence in innovation, practicality, real-world applicability, and contribution to the future of society.
Nominated Entries
Introducing the products, technologies, and services nominated for CEATEC AWARD 2026.
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Past Award Winners
Discover how past award-winning technologies, products, and solutions have since been implemented in society and contributed to realizing a more prosperous world.