CES 2026: The Health & Wellness Tech Tendencies You Want To Know

Smart rings and red-light gadgets are now not the brand new children on the block — longevity-focused residence devices, exoskeletons and AI had been on everybody’s minds at this 12 months’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas

One of essentially the most thrilling issues to see on the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is how a lot smarter exercise gear, wearables and well being devices get 12 months after 12 months. Smart rings, red-light remedy and robotics are now not the fresh-faced tech on the town: this 12 months, it appeared all speak centered on synthetic intelligence and longevity.

While it stays to be seen whether or not AI will remedy all the world’s issues (together with medical ones) in 2026, there’s loads of promising {hardware} and software program that’s advancing all the things from diet monitoring and athletic efficiency to mobility and biomarker-measuring residence devices.

Athletech News rounds up the buzziest developments throughout health, well being and wellness tech at CES this 12 months.

Exoskeletons Will Boost Accessibility & Performance

It’ll be some time till we will step outdoors just like the Six Million Dollar Man or the Bionic Woman. But developments in exoskeletons – wearable robotic gadgets that improve bodily capabilities – deliver us nearer to that actuality. Battery-powered wearables can enhance muscle efficiency amongst athletes, present again assist throughout heavy lifting or make on a regular basis strolling extra easy amongst these experiencing mobility points.

At CES 2026, Hypershell’s X Series ($899 and up) gave a noticeable pep in our step whereas strolling and leaping (we noticed different wearers run and dash with delight, too), whereas Xtand’s Orion Intelligent Patella Strap adjusted compression on our knee for additional assist.

Meanwhile, we noticed Dephy (pronounced “defy”) outfit attendees in its Sidekick system ($4,500), which attaches to the shins and ankles by way of custom-fit sneakers and permits wearers to maneuver simpler, quicker and farther “with less discomfort and effort.” At the AI-Powered Wearables panel, SuitX co-founder and chief expertise officer Wayne Tung wore the IX Back Air to exhibit the machine’s spinal assist and light-weight, intuitive design.

The subsequent step? For us, it’ll be making an attempt to not flip heads whereas climbing, coaching or operating in our robotic match.

Longevity Tech Is Coming Home

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the healthiest of all of them? Longevity is more and more turning into a precedence (and advertising and marketing level) in at-home well being tech, and this 12 months’s buzziest finds included mirrors and physique scales designed to trace much more biomarkers than ever earlier than.

One of the best merchandise we noticed at CES 2026 was NuraLogix‘s aptly-titled Longevity Mirror, which will soon be available to consumers this year and uses AI (of course) and its Transdermal Optical Imaging to analyze your face’s blood-flow patterns. Using fashions based mostly on inhabitants well being research, the mirror offers a Longevity Index rating between 0 to 100 based mostly on physiological age, coronary heart and metabolic well being, heart problems threat and psychological well being. It’s anticipated to retail for $899, and the non-obligatory One-Touch Health Concierge begins at $399.

Already a pacesetter within the good scale area, Withings revealed its most promising well being evaluation machine but within the Body Scan 2.0. The firm dubs it an “all-in-one longevity station” that detects greater than 60 biomarkers, together with extra detailed cardiovascular, metabolic and mobile assessments. The knowledge is compiled right into a Health Trajectory report, “a personalized predictive model that helps you track and visualize how your daily choices may affect your healthspan, providing actionable insights to motivate you to take action.”

Smart Rings Go Beyond Health

Smart rings at the moment are ubiquitous at CES, however the Oura Ring is arguably essentially the most trusted champion within the class; the corporate even not too long ago inked a cope with Fullscript to present clinicians higher entry to their sufferers’ well being knowledge. However, a few of the most compelling rivals at CES this 12 months provided luxurious supplies, spectacular battery life and options past well being monitoring.

Muse’s Ring One ($321-$1,110) provides in NFC Tap-to-Pay in choose nations; the corporate expects to develop the function within the U.S. someday this 12 months. It measures blood strain, coronary heart and respiratory fee, temperature, HRV, blood oxygen ranges and sleep, and the battery lasts as much as seven days. The wearable additionally is available in titanium-ceramic designs and a particular version 18-karat stable gold model that may be bought again to Muse so you possibly can reclaim a few of the worth of your buy.

Wilder Tech founder Ash Wilder advised ATN that his firm’s Bond Ring isn’t “just another smart band brand.”

“We invest heavily in the next generation of sensors, and we work with every single large company in the world (including Bosch, AMS OSRAM, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and others),” he mentioned. “Our focus is always to get the latest technology and that allows us to do things that (other) wearables can’t.”

Powered by physique warmth, the Bond Ring consists of HIPAA-compliant knowledge storage and tracks blood strain, glucose developments, coronary heart fee, HRV, physique temperature, blood oxygen, sleep, menstrual cycle, fertility home windows, exercise, respiration, steps, energy burned, vitamin D developments and extra biomarkers.

He notes that the Founder’s Edition of the Bond Ring – with its natural design, swappable panels and choices with diamonds, 24K gold and different metallic finishes – was so in-demand that orders needed to be paused for a number of months. (He additionally notes that a number of professional athletes are amongst prospects.)

Nutrition Tracking Gets Smarter With AI

Health tech and diet platforms like Noom, Zoe and AlterMe already provide AI-powered meals monitoring and steerage of their apps, and CES 2026 noticed much more firms becoming a member of their ranks. At the tech present, we noticed new choices from Abbott, Garmin and Amazfit.

Abbott’s by-prescription Libre 3 Plus steady glucose monitor syncs with the Libre Assist app, which lets customers take pictures of their meals earlier than consuming and makes use of generative AI to clarify the way it will have an effect on their blood glucose ranges and the right way to get essentially the most diet (like consuming your proteins first or swapping the white bread for complete grains).

Garmin unveiled the newest improve to the Garmin Connect app, which now consists of meals consumption monitoring alongside well being and health knowledge. Garmin Connect+ members can observe their macros (proteins, fat and carbs) and energy and get AI-powered insights on how diet and way of life habits have an effect on coaching and well being. Users can view their diet overview or use voice instructions to log meals on their smartwatch, too.

In addition to revealing its newest Active Max smartwatch, Amazfit showcased a prototype for the camera-enabled V1tal meals monitoring machine that pairs with the subscription-free Zepp app. The pocket-sized software’s AI platform detects various kinds of meals within the order by which you’re consuming them. It’ll ship diet insights by way of the app, reminiscent of energy and macros consumed and suggestions on the right way to optimize your subsequent meal.

At CES, an Amazfit rep advised ATN that the prototype is only the start of the corporate’s plans to develop extra superior AI-powered diet monitoring.