Bengaluru Health-Tech Conclave Showcases AI Clinical Agents, Smart Yoga Mats

Health-tech founders, clinicians and researchers gathered in Bengaluru on Friday for the Healthcare and Artificial Intelligence (HAI) Conclave 2026, organised by the Global Healthcare Academy, to showcase AI tools spanning clinical assistants, virtual surgical training, smart yoga mats, personalised genomics and digital pathology.

Dr Shravan Subramanyam, managing director and group CEO of BPL Medical Technologies, opened proceedings by tracing how a hypothetical child’s healthcare journey might unfold in the AI era — from affordable genetic sequencing before birth to an AI-built ‘digital twin’ that tracks health risks through adulthood, and a shift in middle age from hospital-based treatment to connected home care. He noted average life expectancy has risen from the mid-30s to the 70s, and said such advances could extend life well beyond 100 years, while cautioning, ‘We are all the human in the loop.’

A session titled ‘Ancient Science Meets Data Science’ featured Muralidhar Somisetty, founder and CEO of Wellnesys Technologies, demonstrating Yogifi, a Rs 12,000 AI-enabled smart yoga mat with embedded sensor fabric that tracks balance, posture and alignment in real time and feeds a companion app that builds personalised routines.

Dr Harsh Atul Hirani, clinician and co-founder of DocYantra, told a session on AI-enabled physicians that close to 75% of healthcare AI startups never reach doctors’ cabins because they fail clinical validation. He demonstrated AI clinical agents that analyse 24 hours of patient data and produce dosage recommendations in under 30 seconds, against four to six minutes typically taken by clinicians, adding, ‘AI does not create better doctors, but better doctors use AI to create a greater impact.’

The conclave also featured AI-powered patient simulators built for communication training, part of a wider push by India’s health-tech sector to bring AI tools into daily clinical practice under human oversight.