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The Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2026

See which technologies deliver ROI within two years, which need a longer runway, and where your industry should look first. 

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Overview

AI is moving off the screen and into the physical world. Forrester's Top 10 Emerging Technologies In 2026 report tracks this shift directly. Last year's focus on generative and agentic experimentation has matured into technologies that act autonomously, transact on people's behalf, and operate in factories, warehouses, and public spaces.

The report groups its top 10 technologies into three categories: experience technologies that consumers will interact with directly (layer zero experiences, physical AI and robotics, autonomous transportation), build technologies that let innovators create the future (agentic software development, multiagent systems, agentic commerce), and fuel technologies that power everything underneath (frontier AI models, AI supercomputing, AI security and trust, quantum computing).

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How the Predictions in This Report Will Help Your Organization

Transition from task-level efficiency to process-centric operations that integrate AI and human talent across your enterprise.

Identify the workflows that AI can optimize today, while mitigating operational and regulatory risks.

Choose platforms and vendors that support cross-system AI collaboration, autonomous governance, and scalable hybrid workforce management.

Equip employees to collaborate effectively with digital colleagues, enhancing productivity and innovation.

Stay ahead of AI regulations with real-time monitoring, automated audit trails, and explainable AI frameworks.

Integrate virtual team members into your Human Capital Management strategy to expand workforce capabilities without increasing headcount.

Access your complimentary copy of Forrester report now to lead in the era of AI-driven, process-centric enterprise operations. 

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Key Insights

How the Insights in This Report Will
Help Your Organization

Prioritize the short-term technologies (agentic commerce, AI security and trust, frontier AI models) that Forrester expects to deliver ROI within two years.

Sequence investment in medium-term technologies (agentic software development, multiagent systems, autonomous transportation, layer zero experiences, physical AI and robotics) that need two to five years to mature.

Plan governance and security controls alongside AI adoption instead of after it, using Forrester's AEGIS framework as a reference point.

Identify which of your industries (financial services, healthcare, insurance, public sector, retail, smart manufacturing) Forrester expects to see value first, and why.

Understand where agentic software development and multiagent systems are headed, so SDLC investment decisions align with where the technology is actually going.

Set realistic expectations for quantum computing and other long-horizon technologies rather than over- or under-investing ahead of proven value.

Access your complimentary copy of the Forrester report now to plan your 2026 technology investments with a clear view of timing and risk. 

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