TechCrunch’s reviewer initially viewed Orion’s $2,195 AI mattress pad as an absurdly expensive gadget, but found that it substantially improved her sleep over several months. The system cools the bed automatically through the night, adjusts temperatures as the user falls asleep and gradually returns to room temperature before waking, helping reduce overnight disturbances.

Orion is controlled through a phone app and uses a water-filled bedside tower connected by tubes to the mattress pad. Its AI is intended to learn from sleep data and optimise temperature settings, although the reviewer questions how necessary those features are and whether they justify the high price. The company was founded by 26-year-old Harry Gestetner, whose previous business reportedly sold for about $65 million and whose own health problems from overwork inspired his focus on sleep and longevity.