2026 Best of Sensors Awards

Winners Announced!

Best of Sensors

Best of Sensors 2026 Award Winners Announced!

The Best of Sensors Awards, presented annually at Sensors Converge, celebrate the most innovative technologies, visionary companies, and standout individuals shaping the future of sensing and electronics. As the industry continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace—driven by breakthroughs in AI, edge computing, advanced materials, connectivity, and autonomous systems—these awards honor the solutions and leaders pushing boundaries and redefining what's possible.

Spanning both Product Innovation and Individual & Community Excellence, the program highlights the full spectrum of achievement across the global sensors ecosystem. Finalists and winners represent the cutting edge of design engineering, delivering technologies that advance intelligence at the edge, improve sustainability, enable next-generation mobility, transform healthcare, strengthen industrial automation, and power a more connected world.

Winners were announced at Sensors Converge on May 6th!

The Best of Sensors Awards Winners:

Product Innovation Awards

Recognizing groundbreaking advancements in sensor technology and the electronics ecosystem:

Best Agriculture & Environmental Solution

  • Electro Scan Solar Drone – Electro Scan Inc.

Best AI & Edge Computing Solution

  • PolyEdge Multifunction Sensor, submitted by Tiami Networks

Best Automotive & Mobility Solution

  • Teradar Summit, submitted by Teradar

Best Healthcare & Wearable Solution

  • AI Gesture Recognition with Analog Front-End IC for EMG – Aizip, Inc. & Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation

Best Imaging & Optical Sensing Solution

  • Polar ID, submitted by Metalenz

Best Industrial & IIoT Solution

  • MethaneTrack™ Automated Continuous Emissions Monitoring System, submitted by NevadaNano

Best Instrumentation & Test Solution

  • MEMS mass flow sensor FS4000 – Siargo Ltd.

Best IoT & Connectivity Solution

  • InPlay IN120 NanoBeacon™ Wireless Sensor SoC – InPlay Inc

Best MEMS Solution

  • STA320 DualMode MEMS Oscillator – STATHERA

Best Power & Sustainability Solution

  • BQ41Z90 with Dynamic Z-Track™ technology – Texas Instruments

Best Smart Infrastructure Solution

  • SCD53 – Sensirion

Individual & Community Excellence Finalists

Celebrating the individuals and companies shaping the industry:

Company of the Year

  • STMicroelectronics

Startup of the Year

  • Aizip, Inc.

Executive of the Year

  • Rajesh Vashist, CEO & Chairman of the Board, SiTime

Woman of the Year

  • Tianyue Yu, Ph.D., Founder and CEO, Q3D Sensing, Inc.

Best of Sensors Awards 2026 Photo Gallery

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Browse photos from the awards celebration, finalist recognition, winner moments, networking, and onsite festivities as we honored the companies and individuals shaping the future of sensors and electronics.

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Best of Sensors 2026

What do winners receive?

  A distinguished 2026 Award, presented at Sensors Converge

  Exclusive use of the Award Winner logo for one year

  Inclusion in a press release announcing the year's Award winners and accomplishments

  Press release template for your distribution

  Plus, all winners will receive an article about their entry in Fierce Sensors

  Logo/Headshot and recognition on Sensors Converge website for a year

  Social media promotion 

SC Awards Winners Receive

Award Categories

Product Innovation Awards

The Best of Sensors Product Innovation Awards are aimed at recognizing groundbreaking sensors and related technologies and advancements driving the future of electronics innovation.

Best AI & Edge Computing Solution

Honoring advancements in artificial intelligence and edge computing that enhance sensor-based applications, including machine learning, predictive maintenance, embedded AI, and real-time edge processing.

Best Automotive & Mobility Solution

Celebrating cutting-edge sensor solutions for the automotive and mobility sectors, including LiDAR, radar, ADAS, autonomous systems, and connected vehicle technologies.

Best Industrial & IIoT Solution

Recognizing transformative sensor technologies in industrial automation, smart factories, robotics, and IIoT-driven manufacturing solutions.

Best Healthcare & Wearable Solution

Highlighting innovative sensors in medical devices, consumer health, bioelectronics, and wearable technology that enhance patient care and wellness.

Best IoT & Connectivity Solution

Showcasing advancements in IoT and connectivity solutions that enable seamless data exchange, smart devices, and wireless sensor networks.

Best MEMS Solution

Recognizing breakthroughs in MEMS, nanotechnology, and flexible electronics that push the boundaries of miniaturization, performance, and efficiency.

Best Imaging & Optical Sensing Solution

Celebrating excellence in imaging, vision systems, cameras, spectroscopy, and optical sensing technologies that enable enhanced detection and analysis.

Best Power & Sustainability Solution

Highlighting energy-efficient and eco-friendly sensor innovations, including energy harvesting, low-power design, and sustainable technology solutions.

Best Instrumentation & Test Solution

Recognizing advancements in sensing, monitoring, and data acquisition technologies that drive precision measurement and analytics.

Best Digital Twins & Data Analytics Solution

Honoring the use of digital twin technology, predictive modeling, and AI-driven insights to optimize sensor performance and system efficiency.

Best Smart Infrastructure Solution

Recognizing sensor technologies enabling smarter cities, buildings, homes, and environmental monitoring for improved urban and industrial sustainability.

Best Agriculture & Environmental Solution

Showcasing innovative sensors for precision agriculture, climate monitoring, sustainability, and environmental protection.

Individual & Community Excellence Awards

The Best of Sensors Individual & Community Excellence Awards are aimed at recognizing outstanding individuals, startups, and companies driving impact in the sensors and electronics industry.

Startup of the Year

Honoring an emerging company developing groundbreaking sensor technologies with strong market potential and innovation.

Woman of the Year

Recognizing a female leader making significant contributions to the sensors and sensing technology industry.

Executive of the Year

Celebrating an industry leader driving innovation, growth, and excellence within their organization and the broader sensors community.

Company of the Year

Recognizing an organization demonstrating outstanding innovation, leadership, and impact in the sensors industry.

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Rising Star

Fierce Sensors Rising Stars 2026

Honorees Are Being Announced!

Celebrate the emerging innovators shaping the future of sensing, semiconductors, embedded systems, and edge intelligence. The Fierce Sensors Rising Stars program honors early-career professionals who are advancing breakthrough technologies and driving meaningful impact across the industry.

Honorees are being announced on Fierce Sensors. View the latest updates and meet this year's Rising Stars here

Submissions are now closed. For questions or inquiries, please contact David Drain