Ainos and Kenmec Launch Strategic Partnership to Deploy AI-Powered Scent Intelligence in Smart Factories Across Asia

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Ainos (NASDAQ:AIMD) has formed a strategic partnership with Kenmec Mechanical Engineering to integrate AI-powered scent intelligence into smart factories across Asia. The partnership enables Kenmec to deploy AI Nose and smell language model (SLM) technologies in automation solutions, with Kentec Inc. appointed as a manufacturing partner.

The collaboration follows Ainos' successful implementations in Japan's eldercare sector and semiconductor smart factories. The technology digitizes scent into Smell ID, enabling machines to interpret and act on scent signals. The digital scent technology market is projected to grow from $1.09B (2023) to $2.56B by 2032, while the electronic nose market is expected to reach $132.6B by 2034.

Positive

• Strategic partnership enables large-scale deployment of AI Nose technology in automation solutions
• Kentec Inc. appointed as manufacturing partner for AI Nose product lines
• Technology successfully implemented across 56 unmanned smart factories with ASE
• Digital Scent Technology market projected to reach $2.56B by 2032 (9.9% CAGR)
• Electronic Nose Market forecasted to reach $132.6B by 2034 (12.7% CAGR)

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• None.

Insights

AI and Technology Industry Analyst

Ainos-Kenmec partnership validates AI Nose technology commercially, expanding deployments across Asia's automation sector with promising market applications.

This strategic partnership marks a significant commercialization milestone for Ainos' AI Nose and Smell Language Model (SLM) technologies. By securing Kenmec—a publicly-listed Taiwanese automation leader—as both a commercial licensee and manufacturing partner, Ainos has validated its scent digitization platform beyond proof-of-concept stage.

The deal establishes three critical value drivers: (1) commercial licensing revenue, (2) manufacturing scale-up capability through Kentec Inc., and (3) expanded market access across Asian industrial sectors. This follows Ainos' existing deployments in Japan's eldercare sector and ASE's semiconductor factories, demonstrating sequential market penetration.

Particularly noteworthy is how this partnership positions Ainos in the emerging multimodal AI perception space. While most AI systems focus on visual and audio processing, Ainos is pioneering digitized scent as a complementary sensory input—analogous to how visual language models process images. This creates a differentiated technology position in the increasingly crowded industrial AI market.

The market opportunity appears substantial, with digital scent technology projected to grow from $1.09B (2023) to $2.56B by 2032 at 9.9% CAGR, while the broader electronic nose market could reach $132.6B by 2034. The diverse application targets—spanning robotics, HVAC, infrastructure, logistics, medical, and food monitoring—suggest multiple revenue streams beyond manufacturing.

For Ainos investors, this partnership demonstrates both technology validation from established industrial players and a clear commercialization roadmap. The upcoming Automation Taipei 2025 exhibition represents a near-term catalyst to monitor for customer reception and additional partnership announcements.

AI Nose and SLM SmellTech platform enter scale-up phase targeting robotics, automation, and environmental sensing markets

Kenmec and Ainos to show case AI Nose and SLM in Automation Taipei 2025 in August

SAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / June 24, 2025 / Ainos, Inc. (NASDAQ:AIMD)(NASDAQ:AIMDW) ("Ainos" or the "Company"), a leader in AI-driven scent digitization, today announced it has formed a legally binding strategic partnership with Kenmec Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd. ("Kenmec"), a Taiwanese public listed leader in automation and system integration. The alliance will scale Ainos' AI Nose and smell language model (SLM) technologies into Kenmec's smart factory ecosystem, accelerating deployment of multimodal sensory intelligence across robotics, logistics, and autonomous manufacturing.

Strategic Highlights

Under the agreement:

• Kenmec receives a commercial license to deploy AI Nose in automation solutions;

• Kentec Inc., a Kenmec affiliate, is appointed as a manufacturing partner for AI Nose product lines;

• Ainos and Kenmec will co-exhibit at Automation Taipei 2025 in August, targeting key industrial applications;

• Target sectors include robotics, HVAC systems, public infrastructure, airport, smart logistics and warehousing, medical, and food quality monitoring environments.

This milestone marks a key step in Ainos' international expansion, following successful AI Nose integrations in Japan's eldercare sector and semiconductor smart factories. The collaboration enables Ainos to embed smell recognition into Kenmec's automation systems, unlocking a new layer of environmental awareness and anomaly detection in fully unmanned, smart environments.

AI Nose & Smell Language Model (SLM): A New AI Frontier

Just as visual language models (VLMs) allow machines to interpret sight, Ainos' AI Nose digitizes scent into Smell ID, training AI to understand scent signals. Ainos is on a journey to scale Smell ID into smell language model (SLM), a future enabling machines to "read" scent the way GPT reads grammar.

"Following our successful partnership with ugo's robot in Japan and the ongoing implementation of AI Nose across 56 unmanned smart factories with ASE in semiconductor manufacturing, we are now entering the heart of large-scale automation and system integration. This collaboration highlights both the industrial value of our technology and the trust we've earned from global leaders," said Eddy Tsai, Chairman, President & CEO of Ainos. "SLM is redefining industrial perception. By combining AI Nose with Kenmec's automation platforms, we're enabling machines to smell, detect, and act. This partnership validates our global positioning as the leader in SmellTech commercialization."

"Smell is a critical but long-overlooked dimension of human perception," said Hsieh, Ming-Kai, Chairman of Kenmec Group. "By integrating AI Nose, we're upgrading our automation systems with a new sensory layer, enabling real-time environmental diagnostics in smart logistics and unmanned operations. We're excited to collaborate with Ainos to push the boundaries of sensory-enabled manufacturing."

Unlocking the Value of Industrial Smell Intelligence

Ainos AI Nose Integration Benefits for Kenmec:

1. Modular and scalable hardware: AI Nose modules fit seamlessly into Kenmec's robots and automation lines without structural redesign.

2. Self-learning AI models: SLM architecture enables smell model calibration per facility, enhancing accuracy in diverse real-world settings.

3. Multisector deployment: Covers manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, and infrastructure-extending Kenmec's value chain with new predictive capabilities.

4. Differentiated value proposition: Kenmec becomes the first global integrator to offer automation platforms with dual perception-sight + smell.

Market Opportunity

• Digital Scent Technology: Projected to grow from $1.09B (2023) to $2.56B by 2032 (CAGR 9.9%, SNS Insider)

• Electronic Nose Market: Forecasted to surge from $45.2B (2025) to $132.6B by 2034 (CAGR 12.7%, Precedence Research)

As these markets accelerate, this partnership positions Kenmec to capitalize on emerging global demand for intelligent environmental sensing-and enables Ainos to establish AI Nose and SLM as foundational elements in the next era of smart manufacturing.

About Kenmec Mechanical Engineering

Founded in 1976, Kenmec Mechanical Engineering Co., Ltd. is a publicly traded automation and smart logistics solution provider based in Taiwan (TWSE: 6125). Kenmec serves clients across semiconductors, optoelectronics, green energy, healthcare, cold chain, and public infrastructure. The company's solutions cover robotics, autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and warehouse automation applications. As an agent of Neura's AI robotic arm and an integrator of digital twin capabilities powered by NVIDIA Omniverse, Kenmec enables simulation, optimization, and deployment of complex robotic systems. Major projects include the Taoyuan International Airport Terminal 3 baggage system. Kenmec operates globally across China, Thailand and Vietnam. Learn more: https://www.kenmec.com/en

About Ainos, Inc.

Ainos, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIMD) is a dual-platform AI and biotech company pioneering SmellTech and immune therapeutics. Its AI Nose platform and smell language model digitize scent into Smell ID, a machine-readable data, powering applications across robotics, smart factories, and healthcare. The company also develops VELDONA®, a low-dose oral interferon targeting rare, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. Ainos, a fusion of "AI" and "Nose", is redefining machine perception for the sensory age. To learn more, visit https://www.ainos.com. Follow Ainos on X, formerly known as Twitter, (@AinosInc) and LinkedIn to stay up-to-date.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Contact Information
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SOURCE: Ainos, Inc.

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FAQ

What is the strategic partnership between Ainos (NASDAQ:AIMD) and Kenmec?

Ainos and Kenmec formed a legally binding partnership to integrate AI Nose and smell language model (SLM) technologies into Kenmec's smart factory ecosystem, with Kenmec receiving a commercial license to deploy AI Nose in automation solutions.

How does Ainos' AI Nose and SLM technology work?

AI Nose digitizes scent into Smell ID, training AI to understand scent signals, similar to how visual language models interpret sight. The technology enables machines to 'read' scent and provide real-time environmental diagnostics in smart logistics and unmanned operations.

What is the market potential for Ainos' (AIMD) digital scent technology?

The Digital Scent Technology market is projected to grow from $1.09B (2023) to $2.56B by 2032 with a 9.9% CAGR, while the Electronic Nose Market is expected to reach $132.6B by 2034 with a 12.7% CAGR.

Which industries will Ainos and Kenmec target with AI Nose technology?

The partnership will target robotics, HVAC systems, public infrastructure, airports, smart logistics and warehousing, medical, and food quality monitoring environments.

Where has Ainos (AIMD) already implemented its AI Nose technology?

Ainos has successfully implemented AI Nose in Japan's eldercare sector and across 56 unmanned smart factories with ASE in semiconductor manufacturing.