South Korea’s RebuilderAI has secured two CES 2026 Innovation Awards for VRING:ON, an AI-powered platform that bridges the gap between creative design and manufacturable products, signaling a major shift in fashion and footwear production.
RebuilderAI, a Seoul-based AI manufacturing innovator, has been named a dual honoree at the CES 2026 Innovation Awards, winning in the FashionTech and Artificial Intelligence categories for its flagship solution VRING:ON. The platform redefines product development by automating the entire workflow—from initial sketches to factory-ready CAD data—on a single interface.
Unlike conventional design AIs that generate static visuals, VRING:ON produces manufacturable 3D models optimized for cost and sales performance. This capability is critical for mold-driven sectors such as footwear, cosmetics packaging, jewelry, and furniture, where design-to-production gaps traditionally inflate timelines and costs.
Why this matters
The awards underscore a growing trend: AI specialization over generalization. RebuilderAI’s “Expert AI” strategy trains domain-specific agents to replicate the expertise of designers and engineers, enabling brands to accelerate development cycles and reduce resource-heavy feasibility checks.
For the sporting goods industry, this signals a future where footwear design can move from concept to production in days rather than months, cutting costs and boosting responsiveness to market trends. Partnerships with ASICS Ventures and global ODM factories further validate the commercial potential of this technology.
As CES 2026 highlights record growth in AI submissions, RebuilderAI’s win positions it as a key player in digitizing manufacturing pipelines—a shift that could redefine how performance gear and lifestyle products reach consumers.
