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Artificial intelligence (AI) was all over the exhibition floor, and it was a hot topic among many attendees at CES’s digital health events this year.
Health tech companies displayed everything from AI companions to robots that help patients walk as panelists discussed health tech’s future.
One panel, “AI in 2030,” asked healthcare experts to act as if they were speaking at CES in five years. A major takeaway from that conversation was the “democratization of information,” Laura Adams, senior advisor at the National Academy of Medicine, said at the time.
In other words, the hope is that in the future, with more data and information from AI, patients will gain a better understanding of their own health—as well as healthcare in general—and bring that into the clinical setting and their interactions with providers.
“The system does not have a choice but to understand that AI is a revolution in cheap expertise,” she said.
In case you weren’t able to attend, here’s our short rundown on the health tech startups that stood out to us in this special CES edition of AI 411.
Elvie. Some products were geared toward babies, like the Elvie Rise smart bouncer and bassinet. The device transforms from an app-operated, automated bouncer into a flat bassinet so babies can go from rocking to sleeping without transitioning to another bed.
Other sleep-focused health tech companies at the conference included SiriuXense, the maker of UniWhale, an AI companion for small children that also monitors vital signs; the developers of smart sleep-monitoring mask Hypnuse and sleep coach app Zen Sleep; and ResMed, with its AirSense sleep apnea machines.
JCRing. Wearables were once again all over CES in 2025. JCRing, for example, monitors blood oxygen, heart rate temperature, sleep, and diabetes risk, and gives users regular health information via an app with products JCRing Care and JCRing Pro.
Across the show floor, lots of companies exhibited smart rings and watches for health, including RingConn Gen 1 and the Galaxy Watch7.
ESight. Additional wearables including assistive products for hearing and vision were popular at CES this year. Gentex Corporation’s eSight Go showcased electronic eyewear designed to help people with significant central vision loss. The device is designed for patients with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and other medical conditions, and it boosts vision by “stimulating synaptic activity from the remaining photoreceptor function of the user’s eyes,” according to the company’s website.
Hearing assistive devices also received a lot of attention, including Ceretone’s hearing aids and EssilorLuxottica’s glasses that boost the sound in the direction you look.