Wearable startup CUDIS is launching a new line of fitness rings with an AI ‘coach’

First wear CUDS is launching a new line of health rings this week. The updated ring comes with a number of features, including an AI “assistant assistant” designed to keep users on track with their fitness goals.

CUDIS says it differentiates itself from other wearables by not only providing health metrics but also encouraging healthy behaviors through a points system. Users get digital “health points” for healthy behaviors – things like daily sleep, 10,000 steps per day, sports activities, and conversations with the ring’s AI trainer – which can be redeemed through an integrated marketplace to be redeemed for health supplements and other products.

The Ring Coach AI Agent, meanwhile, is designed to support a helpful AI to help with healthy exercise programs and daily health. The company says its support programs include “daily services, recovery plans, additional support, and direct referrals to licensed medical professionals.”

The ring also tracks many physical measurements and daily activities, such as sleep quality, stress management, mobility, and recovery. This helps them see how these metrics affect the Pace of Aging (PoA), indicating whether their body is aging faster or slower than their age, the company explains.

CUDIS CEO and co-founder Edison Chen told TechCrunch that since his company launched the wearable in 2024, the company has sold more than 30,000 units of its first two models. The app’s users have also reached 250,000 users in 103 countries, he added.

“Our strongest markets so far have been North America, Europe, and Asia,” Chen said. “What we’re good at is identifying healthy people who are trying to grow,” Chen told TechCrunch.

“The appearance of AI when you are walking incorrectly, such as poor sleep, reduced HRV, lower resting heart rate, and may indicate a change in lifestyle or connecting you to a specialist. The correction is in the more advanced way to the right treatment,” he said.

The company says it stores user data and secures it through the Solana blockchain. It has already been done has been explained such as “web3 AI Wellness company.” (TechCrunch was unable to test the smart ring directly to verify its security claims.)

CUDIS announced $5 million in seed funding in 2024. The round was led by Draper Associates and included many other investments, including several blockchain related investment groups such as Skybridge, DraperDragon, Monke Ventures, and Foresight Ventures, among others. So does the company are planning to launch and Kickstarter soon.