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 our senior AI editor, Russell Brandom, 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 featuring partners including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Li, 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.

Notable oddities at CES

Let’s face it, by this point in the show, the major announcements have been made, the products have been shown off, and it’s time to see some of the most eyebrow-raising reveals from CES. We started our list with what seemed strange and noteworthy to us, but we are open to more suggestions!

Highlights of CES breakout sessions

CES isn’t just a hardware showcase and display attractions — there are plenty of additional industrial panels and speakers that attract attention. We’ve monitored some of the highlights, from Palmer Luckey’s push for retro aesthetics, to why the era of “learn once, work forever” is over, to previews of the new Silicon Valley-based series “The Audacity,” to the expansion of Roku’s $3 streaming service, to All-In host Jason Calacanis placing a $25,000 bounty on the original Theranos device.

Ford’s AI Assistant makes its debut

Ford is launching its Assistant in the company’s app ahead of a targeted 2027 release in its vehicles, with hosting managed by Google Cloud and the Assistant itself built using off-the-shelf LLMs. As we noted in our coverage of the news, few details have been provided about what drivers should expect from their experience with Assistant.

Caterpillar, NVIDIA’s partner in automated construction equipment

As part of the ongoing push for AI’s impact on the physical world, Caterpillar and Nvidia announced a pilot program, “Cat AI Assistant,” which was showcased at CES on Wednesday. This system is coming to one of Caterpillar’s excavator vehicles, and is happening alongside another project to use Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation resources to help plan and execute a construction project.

Hands-on communication clicks

One of the show’s biggest reveals is the first phone from Clicks Technology, a $499 Communicator device, which brings back the BlackBerry vibe with its own physical keyboard, as well as a separate $79 slide-out physical keyboard that can be used with other devices.

Check out our full recap from the show floor here, but the Communicator makes a good first impression, according to Consumer Editor Sarah Perez:

“In our hands-on testing, the phone was comfortable to hold — it wasn’t too heavy or light, and it was easy to hold,” Jadway told me. The company settled on the final shape of the device after dozens of 3D-printed shapes. The phone’s winning design features a contoured back that makes it easy to pick up and hold.

“The device’s screen is also somewhat high off the body, and its chin curves upward to create a recess that protects the keys when you place it face down.”

Check out the Skylight 2 calendar

This family planning tool caught our eyes on the show floor, not only because of its calendar and planning capabilities, but also because of its AI capabilities that can sync calendars from different sources, create new tasks based on messages or photos, appointment reminders, and more. Check out our full impressions here.

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 iteration of the humanoid robot 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 their browsers, along with a similar, revamped bot-focused app. Consumer editor Sarah Perez has the details, along with news about Amazon’s renewal of the Fire TV and the new Artline TVs, which have their own Alexa+ service.

On the Ring front, consumer reporter Evan Mehta reviews several announcements, from fire alerts to an app store for third-party camera integration, 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 to 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 both of the first sets being Star Wars-themed. Senior author Amanda Silberling has all the details here.