At CES 2026, Rokid's products felt finished, usable, and already embedded in everyday scenarios. Across multiple live demos, Rokid presented two AI glasses experiences, targeting different phases of wearable computing adoption, both built on the same underlying open-platform philosophy.
Rokid focused on practical AI interaction and comfort, three challenges that have historically limited smart glasses from becoming mainstream.
Rokid Glasses: Full-Function AI + AR with a Display
The first experience centered on Rokid Glasses, the company's display-equipped AI & AR smart glasses, which gained global attention following a record-setting crowdfunding campaign in 2025.
In hands-on demos, attendees used the glasses for real-time translation, live transcription, navigation overlays, teleprompter-style prompts, and object recognition, all presented through a heads-up display designed to remain subtle rather than immersive.
Rokid's display is positioned as a contextual layer, delivering information only when needed and then fading from view. Conversations, navigation, and note-taking flowed without requiring constant visual engagement.
The experience reflected Rokid's long-standing focus on human-computer interaction rather than content consumption. The display supported productivity and communication, particularly in multilingual or professional settings, without attempting to replace smartphones outright.
Rokid Ai Glasses Style: Display-Free, Voice-First AI
Rokid Ai Glasses Style is Rokid's newly showcased product, arguably the more immediately accessible one.
Style removes the display entirely. Weighing just 38.5 grams, the glasses rely on voice interaction, audio feedback, physical controls, and head gestures to deliver AI assistance. In live demos, users activated AI functions hands-free, dictated notes, translated conversations, navigated locations, and triggered shortcuts through simple voice commands.
The absence of a display did not feel like a compromise. Just like the original Meta Raybans, it reframed the experience around continuous presence, making Style feel even closer to everyday eyewear.
A key highlight was Style's open AI ecosystem. Unlike many competing smart glasses tied to a single AI model or region-specific services, Style supports multiple AI engines and global services, enabling AI assistance and real-time translation across countries and languages. This design was repeatedly emphasized during CES demos.
The company is advancing parallel paths toward AI glasses adoption:
Both products share core foundations: an open ecosystem, dual-chip architecture, global AI accessibility, and an emphasis on prescription compatibility. Together, they suggest that Rokid is less interested in defining a single "killer" device than in establishing a flexible platform for wearable AI.
Concept to Deployment
At CES, many AI wearables still appeared as concepts or early prototypes. Both of Rokid's products demonstrated polished hardware, stable software, and real-world workflows, supported by a growing ecosystem of developers and services.
Whether consumers gravitate first toward display-based or display-free AI glasses remains to be seen. Rokid is preparing for both outcomes and building for a future where AI glasses are a normal part of daily life.
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