Wearable Technology

xMEMS is a fabless developer of piezoelectric micro-electro-mechanical-systems for applications in speakers and thermal management. IDTechEx spoke with xMEMS to find out more about its piezoelectric MEMS actuator and its applications.

Haptics refers to the technology that actively enhances the touch experience when engaging with devices, allowing for a more streamlined and stimulating customer experience with surface textures and thermal haptics. IDTechEx expects the haptics market to grow at a CAGR of 4.4% between 2024 and 2035.

This presentation was delivered virtually by IDTechEx Technology Analyst Dr Jack Howley at the NextFlex Innovation Days 2025 Conference on 26th March 2025 in Santa Clara, USA.

The medical sector is one of the largest spaces where 3D printing operates, with opportunities for implant customization, educational models, and drug manufacturing.

1NCE offers connectivity services for low-bandwidth IoT devices in industrial automation, healthcare, automotive, consumer electronics, and infrastructure applications. IDTechEx spoke with Reika Ina, Sales Manager for 1NCE, at NEPCON Japan 2025 in Tokyo.

Datwyler is a well-established manufacturer of critical elastomer components, developing solutions for both established and emerging markets. This includes a range of dry electrodes suited to the wearable technology market. IDTechEx spoke with Fabrizio Abascia, Business Development Manager, at NEPCON Japan 2025 in Tokyo.

Meta-Rosetta (also written as MetaRosetta) is an early-stage spinout of Taiwan's National Central University, focusing on providing software and services for the design of metasurface optics (meta-optics) including metalenses. The startup has an electronic design automation (EDA) tool for meta-optics, although has yet to decide on its final business model for the tool. IDTechEx met Meta-Rosetta's CEO, Dr. Wei-Lun Hsu, at Neo-Functional Materials 2025 in January 2025.

The wearable sensors market encompasses an array of exciting technologies with the potential to unlock a host of applications in healthcare, extended reality, industrial IoT, and more. Yet as the wearable sensors market matures, there will be some roadblocks for growth ahead. In this article, IDTechEx outlines three challenges facing the wearable sensors market and some potential solutions which will see the market size grow to US$7.2 billion with a CAGR of 5% by 2035.

Photron is a manufacturer of high-speed digital imaging systems based in the US, Japan, Germany, and China. Photron supplies high-speed cameras for automotive crash tests and is developing 3D vision cameras for industrial robotics applications. IDTechEx spoke with Mitsuhara Kanda, Business Unit Manager for Photron, at NEPCON Japan 2025 in Tokyo.

AMS Osram is a semiconductor company that makes 905-940nm laser emitters and detectors for LiDAR. AMS Osram's latest products include low-power image and time-of-flight sensors, targeting 3D sensing for AR/VR applications. IDTechEx spoke with AMS Osram at its booth at NEPCON Japan 2025 in Tokyo.

IDTechEx recently attended the NEPCON 2025 conference and exhibition in Tokyo, Japan on 22nd January 2025. This premium article will focus on sensor technology, providing insights from the wearable expo, factory innovation week, and smart logistics exhibition tracks.

A free collection of insights from our industry experts, sharing some of the key technology innovation trends shaping the next decade.

Drawing on research from the IDTechEx report, "Wearable Sensors Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Trends, Players, Forecasts", this article brings together some of the major industries shaping the future of the wearable sensors market long term, and as such, some unifying features to expect across the next generation of sensing solutions.

Sensor technology comes in many shapes and sizes, designed to measure a wide range of metrics for a host of different applications. There are sensors to collect data from almost all physical parameters: motion, magnetic field, current, temperature, force-light intensity - the list goes on. These miniaturized components are everywhere, from our smart-phones and home appliances to within cars, factories, and satellites.

Bringing together the worlds of assistive technology and consumer electronics is becoming increasingly necessary with ever-developing digital technology and communication abilities, for those with limited mobility or speech to benefit from such groundbreaking advances.

Consumer gaming and professional uses of VR headsets, from pilot training and machinery operation to entertainment in VR arcades, all count towards the unmatched lucrativeness of VR today. AR devices have grown more in recent years; however, they remain a niche market home to tough competition, especially for consumer devices.

The demand for human wellbeing brings great value to the wearables market and creates a greater need for access to personalized healthcare and remote monitoring. Beginning with fitness trackers, the wearables industry now incorporates skin patches, smart mouthguards, smart glasses, and headsets, with devices being used in both personal and work environments.

IDTechEx predicts the brain computer interface market to exceed US$ 1.6billion in 2045, highlighting the large scope for growth and development within the sector, and the potential of BCI technology to improve accessible communication.

Innovation map of key meta-trends in wearables sensing.

Innovation map of trends in wearables for extended reality human machine interface (XR HMI).