Top 6 AI Gadget startups

Updated: Mar 10, 2026
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These startups create AI-based gadgets and wearables.
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Limitless
Country: USA | Funding: $27.9M
Limitless AI is developing wearable device with a personal AI assistant that helps you capture, remember, and utilize information. It's a small pendant that attaches to shirt like a wireless microphone or wears as a necklace, and allows to record conversations. Its primary purpose is to record and transcribe meetings, eliminating the need to take notes. The device is waterproof, has a 100-hour battery life and charges via USB-C port. It also features a "consent mode" that prevents recording unless the other person has explicitly consented. The companion app is free and includes unlimited audio storage and 10 hours per month of AI features such as transcription, summary creation, and note-taking. Acquired by Meta
2
Pebble
Country: USA
Pebble makes a smart ring with artificial intelligence for making short notes. You press a button on the ring, speak your thought and it's sent to your phone, added to your notebook app and can be set as a reminder. The AI ​​is enabled only in the Pebble app on the phone, which uses an open-source model that runs locally and doesn't send data to the cloud, so it's private and doesn't require an internet connection or subscription. The ring is made of durable stainless steel and is water-resistant. As advertised, the battery lasts for years - you never need to charge it.
3
RealSense
Country: USA | Funding: $50M
RealSense develops and manufactures 3D computer vision cameras that enable humanoid robots to perceive the world similar to how humans use their eyes and depth perception. Its depth-camera supports Power over Ethernet and has built-in AI chip for image processing. The startup is an Intel spinoff and has a strategic partnership with NVIDIA (to create an AI robotic platform Jetson Thor Series). The company develops computer vision systems for robotics in various sectors, including healthcare, industrial automation and security. RealSense also partners with several companies to produce glasses for the blind, including Eyesynth.
4
Neurable
Country: USA | Funding: $57.8M
Neurable produces smart headphones with built-in EEG sensors and AI signal processing system that monitors and analyzes brain activity in real time, thereby implementing a brain-computer interface. The headphones work in tandem with a mobile app that provides cognitive data on mental fatigue, cognitive recovery and concentration, enabling more productive work. Neurable also collaborates with other companies to integrate brain-computer interface capabilities into various devices and systems. Specifically, it has partnered with iMotions - software platform for human behavioral research; MeSpace, which develops and manufactures workstations aimed at enhancing productivity and Healthspan Digital, a precision medicine company focused on longevity, to help professionals assess brain health and cognitive performance.
5
Friend
Country: USA | Funding: $7.9M
Friend develops AI necklace companion that is intended to boost users’ self-esteem through positive conversations. It also collects your memories, which (according to the developers) are encrypted in the circuit board and don't go to the cloud. The battery lasts for one day. The startup bets on agressive marketing - it spent $1.8M on the domain name Friend.com (that now hosts the chatbot) and $1M on subway ads. The device is criticized for its constant surveillance and declaring.
6
Bee
Country: USA | Funding: $7M
Bee created personal wearable device with artificial intelligence that records your daily activities and synthesizes them into useful analytics and reminders. The startup aims to transform it into a "virtual phone" with access to your accounts, notifications, event reminders, and provides an ability to write emails or tweets, receive shopping suggestions on demand. Bee has a form factor of clip with a button that can be attached to a belt or worn on a wristband. Pressing the button starts and stops speech recording. It uses an advanced dual-microphone system with sophisticated noise filtering, providing perfect speech understanding in both a quiet office and a busy construction site. It has a battery life of up to 7 days. Acquired by Amazon.
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Siddhant Patel is a senior editor for AI-Startups. He is based out of India and has previously worked at publications including Huffington Post and The Next Web. Siddhant has a special interest in artificial intelligence and has spent a decade covering the rapidly-evolving business and technology of the industry. Siddhant graduated from the Indian Institute of Science (Bengaluru). When he’s not writing, Siddhant is also a developer and has a deep historical knowledge of the computer industry for the past 50 years. You can contact Siddhant at sidpatel(at)ai-startups(dot)pro