AI rush hits wearables
Wearable Devices Ltd. added former Google and Qualcomm execs to its AI advisory board to accelerate its ‘ai6 Labs’ vision for touchless neural wearables The Manila Times. At the same time, nine new Amazfit wearables are planned for 2026 and brands are pushing AI coaching and screenless trackers — and Technogym is rolling AI tools that leverage data from 38 million users for automated coaching and gym ops NotebookCheck.net, Athletech News.
Leor Stern joined Wearable Devices as Senior AI Advisor, bringing experience from Google’s wearables and Cronologics teams to guide ai6 Labs’ product and partnership strategy. (financialcontent.com) Pankaj Kedia — a former Qualcomm and Intel executive who had been advising the company for three years — formally extended his collaboration, while Ron Kaldes was named Head of Growth, AI & Innovation to lead the Mudra Experience Studio. (financialcontent.com) ai6 Labs is being positioned around non‑invasive electromyography (EMG) and the company’s Mudra platform as a “closed‑loop” neural input ecosystem aimed at XR and AI developers; Wearable Devices trades on Nasdaq under WLDS/WLDSW. (financialcontent.com) The advisory appointments come amid recent corporate moves: Wearable Devices reported full‑year 2025 results showing fundraising and cash position updates, and it announced a 1‑for‑3 reverse stock split in early March 2026. (markets.businessinsider.com) Zepp Health’s CFO Leon Deng told investors that Amazfit expects roughly nine new product launches across 2026, a roadmap the company says will emphasize higher‑end smartwatches and recovery tools. (notebookcheck.net) Zepp has already pushed the rugged T‑Rex line (the T‑Rex Ultra 2 uses grade‑5 titanium and lists around $550) and plans further T‑Rex variants and a second‑generation Helio Strap aimed for the second half of 2026 as supply issues are resolved. (gadgetsandwearables.com) Technogym’s new AI Ecosystem explicitly cites a dataset of more than 38 million connected users and launches an AI Coach plus an AI Assistant for trainers and operators that the company says can cut program‑design time by up to 80%. (technogym.com)
