B.C. company's AI-driven autonomous stroller turns heads at Las Vegas electronics show

A Vancouver company has rolled into the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with a head-turning invention it says will make life easier for new parents.

A Vancouver company has rolled into the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with a head-turning invention it says will make life easier for new parents.

The Gluxkind Ella is the “smartest stroller in the world,” according to company co-founder Kevin Huang.

Huang and his wife Anne Hunger came up with the idea in 2020 while expecting their first child.

Less than three years later, they have a fully working stroller equipped with a self-propelled motor and sensors that provide a 360-degree field of vision.

"It's motor-assisted so you can think of it like an e-bike,” said Hunger, who serves as Gluxkind’s CEO. “You put a little bit of effort in but the stroller itself really does the heavy lifting."

When there is a child inside, the autonomous motor will only work if someone is touching the stroller’s handlebar – otherwise the brakes engage.

According to Hunger, the real magic happens when you take the child out.