Due to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the traditional outpatient and medical center pulmonary rehabilitation models for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have been limited, while pulmonary rehabilitation technology has always been the focus of clinical and scientific research in rehabilitation. This article reviews the application status of remote pulmonary rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease under the coronavirus disease 2019 epidemic in recent years. From the selection and method of remote pulmonary rehabilitation equipment before the epidemic, to the development of rehabilitation forms and equipment innovation after the epidemic, the current status and problems of remote pulmonary rehabilitation are clarified. Establishing a remote pulmonary rehabilitation model in line with China’s national conditions is the direction and goal of future development.