CES 2026: Everything revealed, from Nvidia’s debut to AMD’s new chipsets to Razer’s AI oddities

CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, where the show floor is open to the public after two busy days of press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event.

As has been the case over the past two years at CES, artificial intelligence is at the forefront of many companies’ messaging, though the hardware upgrades and oddities that have long defined the annual event still have their place on the show floor and in adjacent advertising. We’ll be collecting the biggest reveals and surprises here, although you can still catch real-time reactions and thoughts from our team on the ground via our live blog here.

Let’s dive right in, starting with some of Monday’s biggest players.

Nvidia unveils AI model for self-driving vehicles, demoing Rubin architecture

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave a long-anticipated presentation at CES, where he rambled on about the company’s AI-driven successes, paving the way for 2026 and, yes, Hanging out with some robots.

The Rubin compute architecture, developed to meet the increasing computing demands created by the adoption of artificial intelligence, is scheduled to begin replacing the Blackwell architecture in the second half of this year. It comes with speed and storage upgrades, but Russell Brandom, our senior AI editor, gets into the nitty-gritty of what sets Robin apart.

Nvidia continued its efforts to bring the AI ​​revolution to the physical world, showcasing its Alpamayo family of open source AI models and tools that will be used by autonomous vehicles this year. This approach, as senior correspondent Rebecca Bellan notes, reflects the company’s broader efforts to make its infrastructure the Android of general robotics.

AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships

AMD President and CEO Lisa Su delivered the first keynote at CES, with a presentation that included partners including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Lei, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and more.

Beyond the partner presentations, senior correspondent Rebecca Szkotak detailed AMD’s approach to scaling AI through PCs with Ryzen AI 400 Series processors.

Boston Dynamics and Google are partners in Atlas Robotics

Hyundai’s press conference focused on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, but the companies revealed that it is working with Google’s AI research lab rather than competitors to train and operate existing Atlas robots, as well as a new version of Atlas that was demonstrated on stage. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosek has the full rundown.

Amazon’s AI-focused update with Alexa+ is getting the kind of push you’d expect at CES, with the company launching Alexa.com for early access customers looking to use the chatbot across its browsers, along with a similar, revamped bot-focused app. Consumer Editor Sarah Perez has the details, plus news on Amazon’s renewal of Fire TV and the new Artline TVs, which have their own Alexa+ service.

On the Ring front, consumer reporter Evan Mehta browses through numerous announcements, from fire alerts to an app store for third-party camera integrations, and more.

Razer joins the AI ​​flood with Project AVA and Motoko

In the past, Razer has been all about ridiculous hardware at CES, from three-screen laptops to haptic gaming pads and a mask that led to a federal fine for the company. This year, two interesting announcements were related to Project Motoko, which aims to work similarly to smart glasses, but without the glasses.

Then there’s Project AVA, which puts an avatar of an AI companion on your desk. We’ll let you watch the concept video for yourself.

Lego Smart Bricks mark the company’s first appearance at CES

Lego joined CES for the first time to hold a behind-closed-doors demonstration of its smart play system, which includes bricks, tiles and minifigures that can all interact with each other and play sounds, with the first two sets having a Star Wars theme. Senior author Amanda Silberling has all the details here.