Buying guide
Evie Ring (and EvieMED) vs Stelo in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
| Attribute | No image on file | |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Movano Health | Dexcom |
| Form factor | biometric | biometric |
| Maturity | commercial | commercial |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | pausedpaused | shipping-nowshipping |
| Price | Not announced | $89-$99 (actual sale price) |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 1United States | 1Global |
| Privacy practices | — | 4biometric-storage, training-data-use, third-party-sharing, data-deletion-control |
| Sources on file | 8 | 11 |
Editorial summaries
Evie Ring (and EvieMED)
Movano Health's Evie Ring is a women's-health-focused smart ring (menstrual-cycle tracking, sleep, energy, heart rate, SpO2, and mood and goal trends; general-wellness, not a diagnostic) and the lifecycle-state-paused archetype of DEPLOY's biometric ring sub-cohort. The verified-vs-claimed distinction is critical: Evie Ring sales are PAUSED, not discontinued. Following Movano Health's Corvex reverse merger (closed March 19, 2026), an AI-infrastructure pivot, and a 1-for-10 reverse split, the company paused Evie Ring sales while a divestiture of its EvieMED clinical line is pending. EvieMED (the B2B/clinical variant) is an FDA 510(k)-cleared pulse oximeter and heart-rate device (December 2, 2024) for clinical trials, remote patient monitoring, and payors and pharma. DEPLOY records the consumer Evie Ring at paused availability with no current retail price. Aggregators routinely flatten this as 'Movano discontinued the Evie Ring'; the accurate state is sales-paused amid a corporate pivot, with the EvieMED divestiture pending (an intention where not yet closed). Movano Health trades as NASDAQ: MOVE (CEO John Mastrototaro).
Stelo
Dexcom's Stelo is the first-ever FDA-cleared over-the-counter (no-prescription) glucose biosensor (De Novo, March 5, 2024; US launch August 26, 2024): a 15-day continuous glucose monitor for adults 18+ not on insulin (type 2 not on insulin, plus non-diabetic users tracking how diet and exercise affect glucose). It is the generative-AI end of the glucose cell: Weekly Insights run on Google Cloud's Vertex AI and Gemini, with AI photo meal-logging and personalized daily recommendations, the AI substance that carries it across the biometric boundary. Pricing is about $89 for a 2-week sensor on a biweekly subscription model (around $99/month). From DexCom (NASDAQ: DXCM), Stelo is the OTC product line, separate from the prescription G7. Cap-flag: the cleared indication is an OTC CGM for adults 18+ not on insulin; it is explicitly NOT cleared for problematic hypoglycemia and has no low-glucose alerts, so it should not be read as a diabetes-management device.
Common questions
- What is the difference between Evie Ring (and EvieMED) and Stelo?
- Evie Ring (and EvieMED) and Stelo are both biometric robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
- Which has more verified deployments, Evie Ring (and EvieMED) or Stelo?
- Evie Ring (and EvieMED) and Stelo each have 1 verified deployment on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).
Recent coverage
- Dexcom’s latest executive pay disclosure covers new CEO’s big yearStelo · Medical Design & Outsourcing · 2026-06-15
- Movano Health secures FDA clearance for EvieMED RingEvie Ring (and EvieMED) · AgentRecon · 2026-06-15
- FDA exempts more wearable AI features from oversightEvie Ring (and EvieMED) · AgentRecon · 2026-04-15
- Will Giving Everyone a Blood Sugar Monitor Lead to Better Health Outcomes? Maybe, But Only If We Tell People What to Do With The InfoStelo · The Spoon · 2026-01-15
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