From sleeptech to smart healthcare

On December 1, 2022, OpenAI, the company behind the current “AI revolution,” officially launched ChatGPT to the world. Fast forward three years to December 1, 2025: how many AI services will we use? The story of Nemo, who spends 24 hours with an AI agent named Preddy, may soon reflect your future. Assuming we’re only a year away, here are the key technological concepts and Asian startups that could shape your daily life from the moment you wake up in the morning until you go to sleep at night.

Take control of your sleep

ㆍTech keyword: Sleeptech

Sleeptech refers to technology designed to enhance sleep quality. It monitors your sleep patterns and optimizes your sleeping environment. This category includes both apps that track sleep data—such as breathing, movement, and heart rate—and smart devices like beds and pillows.

ㆍTech keyword: BRLab 

This South Korean startup has created an AI mattress that regulates your sleep. It features the world’s first proprietary technology capable of measuring biological data, such as heart rate and respiration rate, in real time by monitoring the autonomic nervous system.

Manage your appliances in one place

ㆍTech keyword: Smart home

A smart home refers to a system that integrates technology into your household appliances, connecting them to AI and the Internet of Things. This allows you to control various devices—such as your thermostat, lights, security cameras, refrigerator, washing machine, and more—remotely through an app or voice assistant.

ㆍTech keyword: Habitap

Habitap is a Singaporean startup that combines control of smart home appliances, home security, lifestyle management, and more into one app. It has created Asia’s first fully integrated smart life management platform.

The safest door-to-door vehicles

ㆍTech keyword: Smart mobility

It refers to innovative transportation systems, including ride-sharing apps, electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and smart public transport. Smart mobility transforms how people and goods move by optimizing driving routes and enhancing accessibility for users.

ㆍTech keyword: UISEE

UISEE is a Chinese startup that develops autonomous smart driving solutions for logistics, buses, delivery services, and patrol applications. It manufactures personal vehicles capable of door-to-door autonomous driving, operating on highways and self-parking without driver intervention.

The future is in another world

ㆍTech keyword: Digital twin

A digital twin is a virtual replica of the physical world, created using 3D mapping and real-time data. It effectively connects both the physical and digital realms, simulating and monitoring the behavior of real-world objects to enable risk prediction and problem-solving.

ㆍTech keyword: AIOTEL

This Indian startup provides an immersive 3D digital twin platform that visualizes physical assets in a virtual environment, creating metaverses tailored for industrial applications. Key services offered include IoT data collection, 3D and XR visualization, and tools for generating insights using generative AI.

Enjoy a personalised feast

ㆍTech keyword: Cooking robots

Cooking robots are automated devices designed to prepare meals without human intervention. Employing technologies like AI, sensors, and precise programming, they can chop, stir, cook, and plate food.

ㆍTech keyword: Robotech

This South Korean startup has created a cooking robot capable of automatically preparing over 100 types of dishes from Korean, Chinese, Japanese, and Western cuisines, including a variety of fried foods. This robot can also cook new recipes by using predetermined values and has the ability to automatically adjust temperature, humidity, time, and other factors.

Mission success, without command

ㆍTech keyword: Computer use

This is the name of a service announced by Anthropic, the company that developed the AI chatbot Claude. The service includes an AI agent feature that enables the AI to perform all tasks necessary for operating a computer, such as typing, clicking buttons, and moving the mouse cursor, without any human interaction required.

ㆍTech keyword: Nextmind

This Malaysian startup, Nextmind, offers analytics tools for SEO optimization. It features AI technology that tracks and analyzes the latest keywords, generating various multilingual marketing content in seconds.

Everyday looks with a shopping mate

ㆍTech keyword: Leisure tech

Leisure tech refers to technology designed to enhance leisure experiences, including entertainment, relaxation, and recreation. For instance, AI chatbots can assist in planning trips or recommending leisure activities, thereby personalizing and optimizing those experiences.

ㆍTech keyword: Stylebot

Stylebot, a South Korean startup, has developed an AI-powered shopping assistant that asks users about their outfits and makes recommendations. It analyzes your clothing and offers various style combinations.

Good technology makes good health

ㆍTech keyword: Smart healthcare

The use of advanced technologies such as AI, IoT, and wearable devices improves medical care and healthcare. Examples include apps that monitor patients remotely, record health data, and provide personalized care.

ㆍTech keyword: MAD Gaze

This startup based in Hong Kong develops AR glasses with gesture control and interactive content. The smart glasses are optimized for gaming and fitness, providing immersive virtual training sessions.

AI starts co-operation and solidarity

ㆍTech keyword: Multi-agent systems

SAP’s collaborative multi-agent system enables AI agents to communicate and work together to solve problems. This approach allows for the deployment of specialized AI agents in various business areas. When issues arise, these agents collaborate to find solutions.

ㆍTech keyword: Coxwave

Coxwave is a South Korean startup that has created an AI-powered product analytics platform. This platform assists companies in developing more advanced and personalized products by analyzing AI interactions and user experiences. Additionally, Coxwave is working on tools to analyze data from conversations between AI and humans.