Consumer Technology Association

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This year, the Consumer Technology Association’s Digital Patriots Dinner honored iRobot cofounder and former CEO Colin Angle for his career success and longtime work to advance causes that matter for the technology industry, including advocacy against job-killing tariffs and support for STEM education. While Colin’s remarks were inspired and passionate, the story of the company he co-founded and headed for three decades was an indictment of the Biden administration’s approach to regulating business – with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) leading the charge off the cliff.   In his remarks at the dinner, Colin shared his work over decades to create a world-leading robotics company, now most famous for its Roomba robotic vacuums, to “build the robots we were promised as children.” He explained that tariffs (initiated by the Trump administration and continued by the Biden administration) and attacks from the Biden administration on American business undermined iRobot’s ability to compete with Chinese rivals. Facing Chinese manufacturers who benefitted from loose IP enforcement and government support and weighed down by chaotic trade policy from our own government, iRobot signed an acquisition deal with Amazon. Then, disaster struck. In collaboration with our own Federal Trade Commission under Chair Lina Khan, EU antitrust enforcers challenged and stopped the merger, resulting in layoffs of more than 300 employees at iRobot’s Massachusetts HQ. Colin himself is now leaving the company.    I have no doubt that iRobot will continue to fight. For nearly two decades, the company consistently out maneuvered, out innovated and outperformed competitors from across the globe, and has sold more than 50 million Roombas and counting. If Colin is any indication, the people at iRobot are amazing, committed, talented and passionate about changing the world, but they face a huge challenge in competing against Chinese manufactures without the support of the U.S. government. The FTC’s anti-consumer, anti-business approach requires immediate action by Congress or President Biden! #CTATechWeek #Antitrust #FTC #Robotics #Technology

Save the date! CTA VP of Technology & Standards Mike Bergman will serve as a featured speaker at IoT Tech Expo World Series in Santa Clara, California on June 5-6 to share CTA’s perspective on #IoT and technology innovation. https://lnkd.in/eWRR3xS7 #IoTTechExpo #InternetofThings

It was an exciting week for health companies who exhibited at our CES on The Hill event this year. Read more in STAT News. ⬇️ #CESOnTheHill #CTATechWeek René Quashie Catherine Pugh https://lnkd.in/gQf9FqJF

During #CTATechWeek, we hosted our annual Digital Patriots Dinner, honoring Congresswoman Robin Kelly, Congressman Bob Latta and iRobot co-founder Colin Angle as Digital Patriots and inducting CTA's Board of Industry Leaders member and co-founder of Ice Mobility Denise Gibson into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame! Check out the highlights below 🎥

I’m still thinking about #CTATechWeek! Check out the highlights from our Digital Patriots Dinner, where we honored leaders whose work is advancing the cause of technology innovation. That includes Representatives Robin Kelly and Bob Latta, legislators from different parties who reach across the aisle in Congress to pass meaningful legislation that helps Americans. They also happen to be friends and have even visited each other’s districts! In a time of increasing polarization in Washington, it was encouraging to hear from legislators who are focused less on soundbites and more on getting things done. We also recognized iRobot's Colin Angle for a career of achievement, including his advocacy against tariffs and support for STEM education. (More to come on Colin's passionate remarks about the challenges our own government has created for his company.) As we celebrate the Consumer Technology Association’s 100th Anniversary, we also upped the ante this year, inducting the latest addition to our Consumer Technology Hall of Fame: Denise Gibson! A longtime advocate of innovation and accessibility in consumer technology, Gibson served as a senior executive at Motorola and founder of Brightstar US and Ice Mobility. She has also been a passionate supporter of CTA and our work, holding roles on multiple volunteer boards and committees, and was one of the catalysts behind CTA’s commitment to invest $10 million with venture funds that are focused on funding women-led startups and diverse leadership teams. The reaction in the room and from the MANY people who reached out to express their enthusiasm and excitement around this award was truly inspiring! Congratulations to Denise, and to all three of our Digital Patriots honorees!

The countdown is on! 📆 The HealthFuture Summit is just one week away. Join us in Chicago and hear about the future of medical tech innovations from industry experts within the digital health space! Register now: https://lnkd.in/eG3tYR7t

Happy #EarthDay! 🌎 Today, we celebrate the Consumer Technology Circularity Initiative (CTCI), a groundbreaking industry initiative to reduce waste in the tech industry and promote a more circular economy. Thank you to Lenovo, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Samsung Electronics and Sony for your partnership! Learn more about industry efforts and how you can make a difference: https://lnkd.in/eY6RADjA

CTA opposes Connecticut SB 2 and calls upon Congress to act with urgency to pass national artificial intelligence rules. Read full statement from CTA CEO Gary Shapiro:

As we celebrate our 100th anniversary, we are thrilled to recognize some of the CTA member companies who are also reaching exciting milestones: Crutchfield Corporation, IBM and McIntosh Laboratory, Inc.! #CTA100