Bruce Ross on the Chicago Techies Podcast: privacy-first smart spaces
Arqaios CEO Bruce Ross joins host Cecilia Benitez on the Chicago Techies Podcast to talk about privacy-first fall detection and smart spaces.
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Announcements from Arqaios, Inc., the Chicago company behind ALLIE, and coverage of its camera-free sensing fixtures: founder Bruce Ross on the Chicago Techies and Sage Pathways podcasts, the CES 2026 Innovation Awards honor, the Residential Systems 2026 Picks Award and the NAR 2025 Tech Innovation Pitch Battle.
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Bruce Ross on the Chicago Techies Podcast: privacy-first smart spaces
Arqaios CEO Bruce Ross joins host Cecilia Benitez on the Chicago Techies Podcast to talk about privacy-first fall detection and smart spaces.
Chicago Techies Podcast
Episode 63 Bruce Ross- Co-Founder & CEO of Arqaios, Inc
With host Cecilia Benitez · October 8, 2026 · 38 min
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About the episode
- Show
- Chicago Techies Podcast
- Host
- Cecilia Benitez
- Guest
- Bruce Ross, founder and CEO, Arqaios
- Published
- Length
- 38 min
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CES 2026: a conversation with founder Bruce Ross
Videobox Showcase talks with Bruce Ross at CES 2026 about the CES Innovation Award-honored technology behind ALLIE: privacy-first fall detection, energy optimization and the vision for buildings that look after people.
Published by WD Videobox Showcase, January 2026. Watch on YouTube
Press contact
For interviews, images and product details, email info@arqaios.com or use the contact form and select “Press.”
Boilerplate
Arqaios, Inc. is a Chicago-based technology company building ALLIE, a fixture-native sensing platform that embeds privacy-first 60 GHz mmWave radar and edge AI, with optional acoustic sensing, into standard light switches, power outlets and HVAC vents. ALLIE delivers camera-free fall detection and resident safety for senior living communities, and occupancy-based energy reduction and housekeeping awareness for hotels, with no cameras and no wearables. Arqaios is a CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree and a Residential Systems 2026 Picks Award winner and holds issued U.S. patents on its technology.
Recognition
- CES 2026 Innovation Awards HonoreeSmart Home category, Consumer Technology Association,
- Residential Systems 2026 Picks AwardSelected by the editors of Residential Systems at CES 2026,
- NAR 2025 Tech Innovation Pitch Battle finalistOne of six startups selected by the National Association of REALTORS,
Announcements
Latest from Arqaios
Podcast
Podcast
Safe at Home, Private by Design: Bruce Ross on the Sage Pathways podcast
Arqaios CEO Bruce Ross joins host Sun-Hee Yoon of Sage Lifestyle Concierge to talk about keeping older adults safe at home without cameras or wearables.
Company news
Double recognition: Arqaios closes out awards season with two industry honors
A CES 2026 Innovation Awards honor and a Residential Systems 2026 Picks Award in one month for ALLIE, camera-free sensing built into standard fixtures.
Awards
Residential Systems names Arqaios a 2026 Picks Award winner
The editors of Residential Systems selected ALLIE by Arqaios for a 2026 Picks Award at CES 2026, one of 21 products chosen across the show.
Awards
Arqaios named a CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree for ALLIE
The Consumer Technology Association honored ALLIE by Arqaios in the Smart Home category of the CES 2026 Innovation Awards at its Las Vegas debut.
Recognition
Arqaios selected as a finalist in the NAR 2025 Tech Innovation Pitch Battle
The National Association of REALTORS named Arqaios one of six startups to pitch at NAR NXT in Houston in November 2025.
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