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   It’s amazing what can happen in just one year. After being   
   banned from the Consumer Electronics Show last year, sex tech   
   startup Lora DiCarlo is debuting two new sex toys on the show   
   floor. Even more, both of these new products, Baci and Onda,   
   have received an CES Honoree Innovation award.   
      
   All three of Lora DiCarlo’s devices use microrobotics technology   
   to mimic human touch. While Osé is designed to help produce a   
   blended orgasm, Onda is specific to the G-spot and Baci is   
   specific to the clitoris.   
      
   These awards are thanks to a full 180 for the Consumer   
   Technology Association, the organizers of CES. In July, CTA   
   announced its plans to allow sex tech startups to participate   
   and compete for awards as part of the health and wellness   
   category on a one-year trial bias. That came after the CTA   
   royally messed up with sex tech company Lora DiCarlo last year.   
   The CTA revoked an innovation award from the company, which is   
   developing a hands-free device that uses biomimicry and robotics   
   to help women achieve a blended orgasm by simultaneously   
   stimulating the G-spot and the clitoris. In May, CTA re-awarded   
   the company and apologized.   
      
   As Lora DiCarlo founder Lora Haddock previously told me at TC   
   Disrupt 2019, that snub did the company a big favor in terms of   
   company awareness. Late last year, Lora DiCarlo started pre-   
   sales for its first product, Osé. Already, the company has   
   generated $3 million in revenue, with $1.5 million generated in   
   just the first 36 hours of launch.   
      
   “Following last year’s incident having the Innovation Award   
   rescinded and reinstated for Osé, we became change agents,   
   initiating a critical public conversation about gender equity   
   and creating a safer and more inclusive environment for all CES   
   attendees,” Lora DiCarlo founder Lora Haddock said in a   
   statement. “After learning more about our products and our   
   mission, people have come to realize that sexual wellness is an   
   important part of overall well-being. This year, we are at CES   
   to continue to reshape how people think about sex tech. It’s not   
   about the technology. It’s not about the orgasm. It’s about how   
   tech-enhanced experiences can lead to a greater sense of   
   wellness, including improved sleep, reduced stress, and better   
   mood.”   
      
   My colleague Brian Heater will catch up with Haddock this week   
   at CES to hear more, so be on the lookout for that.   
      
   https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/05/a-year-after-being-banned-lora-   
   dicarlo-returns-to-ces-with-new-sex-toys/   
        
      
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