Welcome to china's largest care and rehabilitation expo with 50,000 visitors
Press Release Feb. 12, 2026
The year 2026 marks the beginning of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan period and is a crucial year for advancing the comprehensive and high-quality development of programs for persons with disabilities within the Chinese path to modernization. The well-being industry, encompassing rehabilitation aids, elderly and disability care, stands at the intersection of policy dividends and market demand.
As one of the world’s top three and China's Largest Expo on Rehabilitation and Assistive Products, the Care & Rehabilitation Expo China(CR EXPO) carries the mission of the times and will be held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing from September 3 to 5, 2026.
Hosted by the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, organized by the China Assistive Devices and Technology Center for Persons with Disabilities and the Beijing Disabled Persons' Federation, and co-organized by Poly Exhibition, this edition of the expo will revolve around the theme “Technology Powers,Well-being Sharing.”It aims to foster coordinated development in the assistive devices sector and deepen the integration of technological and industrial innovation. With an expected exhibition area of 30,000㎡, the event will gather over 500 leading brands, host more than 30 thematic activities, and attract over 50,000 professional visitors. Committed to building an international professional platform integrating product showcases, policy interpretations, technical exchanges, and business cooperation, CR EXPO will inject new momentum into the development of programs for persons with disabilities and the silver economy during the 15th Five-Year Plan period!
A Launchpad for Global Debuts
Forging a New Landscape for Industry Development
The expo features six dedicated exhibition zones: Walking and Mobllity Products, Orthoses and Prostheses, Hearing and Speech Rehabilitation /Low Vision, Medical Devices /Rehabilitation Equipment, Barrier Free & Elderly Care, and Interrational & Hong Kong-Macao-Taiwan Pavilion. This focused approach allows in-depth exploration of specialized fields, helping enterprises precisely target their desired clientele, enhance negotiation efficiency, and seize concrete business opportunities.
With nearly two decades of industry cultivation, the expo has evolved into a premier launchpad for global industry leaders. Past editions have attracted renowned domestic and international brands such as Huawei, iFlytek, Toyota, Ottobock, Proteor, Sunrise Medical, Sonova, China Unicom, BrainCo., RoboCT, Sunnyou, QianJing, AI-robotics, Eulon Robot, Kaiyang, Boin Hearing, alongside national pavilions from Japan, Canada, South Korea, and others. This convergence fosters an industrial ecosystem where Chinese and global brands showcase together, complementing resources.
This year's expo promises even more highlights, further integrating technology with application scenarios and focusing on the development of the silver economy, presenting a comprehensive view of the industry's new horizon:
Technology Empowerment: Building an Engine for Industrial Innovation
CR EXPO is not just a showcase for cutting-edge technologies like Brain-Computer Interface, AI, AR/VR, and 3D printing; it is a gathering highland for innovative products such as stair-climbing wheelchairs, walking-assist exoskeletons, smart guide dogs, rehabilitation robots, and intelligent prosthetics. The expo creates real-world application scenarios including smart mobility, barrier-free communication, intelligent rehabilitation, and age-friendly smart homes. It displays the full industrial chain layout—from core technologies to end products, and further to scenario implementation and integrated solutions—enabling exhibitors to flex their technological "muscles" and demonstrate hard power.
To accelerate the transformation of innovative technologies into products and services for persons with disabilities, the expo continues to feature the special "CR Incubator" – Technology for Disability Assistance Zone. This zone targets university labs, research institutions, and start-ups, establishing a fast track from achievement display to industrial application. It promotes the transition of scientific and technological outcomes from the lab to real-world scenarios and end-users, achieving technological implementation and service outreach, truly incubating industrial innovation.
Concurrently, the expo hosts a dedicated "Debut of Innovative Assistive Products" Here, tech enterprises, key regions for tech-assisted disability services, and research institutes will collectively present globally debuted innovative products and solutions, driving more "high-precision" technologies from R&D to application. With participation from 50+ leading enterprises/research institutes, 100+ tech new product debuts, direct connections with 50,000+ targeted buyers, and coverage by authoritative media like CCTV/Xinhua News Agency, the stage empowers brands to achieve rapid breakout visibility.
Policy Guidance: Activating a New Ecosystem for the Silver Economy
In response to the national strategy of actively addressing population aging and vigorously developing the silver economy, this year's expo focuses on the care needs of seniors with disabilities or partial disabilities. The Barrier Free & Elderly Care, brings together a full range of products including rehabilitation & physiotherapy equipment, intelligent nursing solutions, age-adaptive furniture, and senior living products. It creates one-stop elderly care scenarios and solutions covering institutions, communities, and home settings, aiming to bring more dignity to the lives of the elderly and make caregiving easier and more efficient. By efficiently connecting industry supply and demand through a professional platform, the zone empowers the high-quality development of the silver economy, working together to build an elderly-friendly society.
Exploring Global Markets
Precisely Connecting Core Resources
According to research, the last edition of the expo generated on-site intended orders exceeding hundreds of millions in RMB. Numerous exhibitors highly recognized the effectiveness of their participation, with satisfaction reaching 91%. Over 80% of exhibitors expressed on-site their intention to continue participating in the next edition.
This edition of the expo will further integrate various high-quality resources. Through thematic activities such as interpretations of subsidies for assistive devices, technology-assisted disability support seminars, and business matching, it will deeply connect government resources and promote efficient and precise cooperation between exhibitors and relevant stakeholders.
Building on industry experience, the expo continues to gather high-quality buyers. In the previous edition, professional visitors—including distributors, e-commerce platforms, disability federations, civil affairs departments, hospitals, rehabilitation centers, senior care institutions, and special education schools—accounted for over 87% of total attendance. Expo data further shows that 62% of visitors attended with purchasing intent, fully demonstrating the expo’s efficient business matching capabilities.
As an international core business platform, the expo continuously seeks high-quality overseas buyer groups, including key organizations from Russia, the United States, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Singapore, and other regions, such as rehabilitation institutions, disability organizations, hospitals, traders, and procurement agencies. This provides exhibitors with dedicated channels to directly address international demand and achieve efficient cooperation.
Diverse Thematic Activities
Linking Industry Supply and Demand for Shared Success Across the Board
Full-Cycle Precise Matching, Building a Professional Platform for Exchange and Cooperation
Substantive insights are never in short supply! This edition of the expo has specially planned over 30 thematic activities, creating a comprehensive event matrix that covers the entire exhibition cycle and spans the full industry chain—conducting targeted visits to high-quality enterprises and core buyers before the event to align supply and demand in advance and foster in-depth cooperation; during the exhibition, focusing on industry hotspots, cutting-edge trends, and practical expertise, with topics covering technology-assisted disability support, rehabilitation therapy, the silver economy, special education, international business matching, and more, providing industry professionals with a specialized platform for in-depth exchanges and efficient connections.
On-site, more than 300 authoritative experts, scholars, industry leaders, and government representatives will gather. They will share invaluable practical experience and incisive industry insights, helping exhibitors fully grasp policy directions and understand market dynamics, thereby fueling strategic planning and business upgrading for enterprises.
On the international front, the expo will collaborate with authoritative international organizations such as the WHO and ATscale to host high-level exchange events on assistive devices. Through high-end international exchanges, the expo aims to promote in-depth cooperation between Chinese and foreign enterprises, assisting exhibitors in steadily expanding their global market share and sharing in the dividends of the international assistive devices industry.
Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices Consumer Festival, Sharing Benefits for Public Welfare and Livelihood
The expo will explore and launch a Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices Consumer Festival, featuring dedicated zones for assistive device consumption/senior citizen markets. During the exhibition, discounts will be offered directly to consumers to promote on-site experience and transactions of rehabilitation assistive devices and senior care products, stimulating end-user demand and driving industry growth through consumption. The third edition of the "CR Product Recommender" initiative will invite KOLs and public service celebrities from the disability and senior care sectors to participate. They will deeply explore and promote high-quality technology-assisted products for disability and aging, embedding the concept of technology-assisted support into public consciousness and realizing the vision of shared well-being.
2026 China International Rehabilitation Expo Thematic Activities (Tentative)
Global Media Resonance
Amplifying Reach to Ignite Brand Value
To further expand the expo's influence, the Rehabilitation Expo has established a multi-dimensional, multi-channel integrated communication system. For domestic marketing, it leverages authoritative media such as CCTV, People's Daily, and Xinhua News Agency, industry vertical media like China Disabled Persons' Federation Press and China Times, as well as internet platforms including ByteDance, Tencent, and Baidu, forming a comprehensive communication matrix.
For international outreach, the expo collaborates with overseas mainstream platforms such as Google and Facebook, targeting global markets with precision and extending its influence worldwide. The Rehabilitation Expo has achieved over 40 million online exposures and offers tailored promotion plans for exhibitors, ensuring that participation itself brings amplified visibility. This helps quickly elevate your brand presence and seize the advantage in market recognition!
From the solid foundations laid during the "14th Five-Year Plan" to the new journey of the "15th Five-Year Plan," the Care & Rehabilitation Expo China has always marched forward with the times and grown alongside the industry. From September 3–5, 2026, we sincerely invite global partners to gather in Beijing for this grand industry event dedicated to technology-assisted support for disabilities and aging. Together, let’s contribute to the innovation and development of the global rehabilitation and assistive devices industry!
