The 10 Most Interesting Health Technology Trends at CES 2026

The most interesting health tech trends at CES 2026 cluster around AI‑driven “longevity” tools, more medical‑grade wearables, women’s health, and increasingly clinical home diagnostics and robotics. Many of these products sit very close to regulated care, with obvious implications for payers, providers, and acquirers.​

1. Longevity and cardiometabolic insights at home

Smart scales like Withings Body Scan 2 now track up to ~60 metrics including ECG, arterial stiffness, metabolic efficiency and hypertension risk, reframing the bathroom scale as a cardiometabolic risk screen.​

“Longevity mirrors” such as NuraLogix’s Longevity Mirror analyse facial blood‑flow patterns via AI to estimate physiological age, metabolic and heart health in under a minute.​

2. AI everywhere in consumer health

AI is moving from gimmick to core infrastructure, powering skin diagnostic systems, nutrition analysis, therapy booths and portable scanning devices rather than standalone “AI gadgets.”​

Many products now pair sensors with cloud AI to generate automated, personalised coaching or risk flags (e.g., Samsung Brain Health for cognitive decline, Garmin nutrition and health‑status scoring).​

3. Next‑gen wearables and continuous remote monitoring

Major brands and new entrants are extending wearables from step‑counts to continuous monitoring of HRV, sleep, respiration and early deviation from personal baselines, positioning devices as remote‑monitoring endpoints.​

CES programming explicitly highlights AI‑driven precision medicine and telehealth, with exhibitors such as Abbott, ResMed, Oura, Ultrahuman, Vivoo and Withings anchoring an expanded Digital Health Summit.​

4. Women’s health and hormonal analytics

A “smart menstrual pad” from Vivoo measures follicle‑stimulating hormone on‑pad to track fertility, hormonal health and potential infections, pushing lab‑like testing into routine products.​

Dedicated digital health content on women’s health at CES 2026 spans pelvic support, bone strength and menopause‑oriented solutions, reflecting fast‑maturing FemTech as a mainstream category.​

5. Mental health, neuro and cognitive tech

Therapy booths and AI‑guided mental health tools are emerging as a distinct vertical, with focus on scalable, behaviour‑change‑oriented interventions rather than simple meditation apps.​

Samsung’s Brain Health concept analyses gait, voice and sleep patterns from Galaxy wearables to flag early signs of cognitive decline, hinting at future dementia‑screening pipelines into neurology.​

6. Exoskeletons and rehabilitation robotics

Walking exoskeletons such as Ascentiz H1 Pro show lighter, modular designs for longer‑distance assistance, signalling progress toward everyday mobility aids rather than lab‑only devices.​

Cosmo Robotics’ Bambini Kids, an overground paediatric exoskeleton with powered ankles for ages ~2.5–7, targets gait training in conditions like cerebral palsy and has already won a CES Innovation Award.​

7. Ambient and smart‑home health platforms

Samsung’s CES 2026 demos frame the home as a “care companion,” integrating sensors, cameras and AI to monitor safety events, health signals and family wellbeing through existing consumer infrastructure.​

Broader CES health content emphasises using smart home, sleep and environmental monitoring to support ageing‑in‑place and “human sustainability,” blurring consumer IoT and care delivery.​

8. At‑table and point‑of‑life diagnostics

Allergen Alert’s portable “mini‑lab” detects common allergens in food to restore confidence for people with severe allergies, with expansion to more allergens planned.​

Similar point‑of‑life diagnostics at CES include fertility and hormone sensing in menstrual products and urine‑based tests tied into smartphone apps, shifting diagnostics to daily contexts.​

9. Personalised recovery, massage and musculoskeletal support

RheoFit A1, an AI‑powered robotic roller that auto‑maps the body and delivers a 10‑minute adaptive massage, illustrates a wave of recovery robotics aimed at office workers and athletes.​

CES sessions on prevention, early detection and behaviour change frame MSK, posture and rehabilitation solutions as cost‑saving levers for payers, not just wellness gadgets.​

10. Data‑hungry ecosystems and GLP‑1‑adjacent wellness

Commentary around CES 2026 highlights a fast‑growing “GLP‑1 ecosystem,” with devices, apps and services designed to support weight‑loss, nutrition, and lifestyle changes around metabolic drugs.​

Across categories, vendors are betting that consumers will trade deep behavioural, biometric and environmental data in exchange for actionable, longitudinal health guidance, making data governance a critical differentiator.