Focus Universal targets cost-effective IoT with four-sector push
Focus Universal Inc. has rolled out four new commercial IoT solutions aimed at cutting development cost and complexity, while also previewing a broader platform strategy it plans to showcase at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. The company says the projects underline how its Universal Smart IoT Platform can accelerate time to market across very different industrial sectors.
The announcement addresses one of the industry’s most persistent problems: why so many IoT projects never make it beyond pilot stage. Focus Universal is positioning its platform as a way to reduce risk, cost, and engineering effort for OEMs and system integrators alike.
Four IoT systems in one month
According to Focus Universal Inc., IoT development is still too expensive and slow, with industry surveys from Cisco and Microsoft showing high failure rates. Using its Universal Smart IoT Platform, the company claims it was able to design and deliver four fully functional commercial IoT systems in just one month, each developed in response to customer demand.
The four systems target aquaculture, tequila and wine production, reverse osmosis systems used in steel manufacturing, and hydroponic farming. In aquaculture, IoT monitoring is used to improve fish farm productivity and reduce operating costs. In beverage production, the focus is on real-time fermentation monitoring to cut labor and production expenses. For reverse osmosis plants, centralized monitoring replaces manual data logging across thousands of units. In hydroponics, automated monitoring and control are aimed at boosting yields and consistency.
Traditionally, Focus says, each of these applications could require years of R&D and multimillion-dollar investment if built as standalone IoT systems.
Platform approach and CES plans
At the core of the strategy is a reusable hardware and software foundation. Focus says around 90% of hardware and software can be shared across different IoT products, rather than being rebuilt for every new device. This also extends to software: instead of multiple device-specific apps, the Universal Smart Software Platform supports all connected devices through a single application framework.
Alongside the platform, the company is promoting Ubiquitor, a multi-sensor device designed to replace single-function hardware. By allowing many sensors to share one device, the average system cost per sensor drops sharply, approaching the cost of the sensors themselves.
These concepts will be demonstrated at CES 2026, where Focus plans to show a full-scale IoT system integrating hundreds or even thousands of sensors across multiple locations, complete with backup redundancy and plug-and-play sensor management. The company will host meetings at Booth 10371 in the North Hall Showcase from January 6–9.
Focus is also using CES to highlight its AI-driven automation software for SEC financial reporting, which it claims can compress weeks of manual work into minutes through automated data extraction, consolidation and EDGAR-compliant formatting.
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