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CES 2026 is coming to a close in Las Vegas, as the consumer tech industry and everyone surrounding it begins their flights home. Over the past few days, we’ve seen a slew of announcements from mainstays like Nvidia, Sony, and AMD, along with smaller companies and startups vying for attention through Unveiled (the CES showcase for new products) and across the show floor.
As has been the case for the past two years, artificial intelligence has been at the forefront of many companies’ messaging, although the hardware upgrades and oddities that have long defined the annual event still have their place on the show floor and in adjacent advertising. This year, bodily AI was particularly prominent, taking the place that agential AI held last year as the buzzy topic of the show. This focus on physical AI came alongside a significant focus on robotics, with robots displayed throughout the exhibition and demonstrated at numerous press events.
To recapture the reactions and thoughts of our team on the ground, you can go back in time via our live blog here. Otherwise, let’s dive into some of the biggest and most notable announcements from CES.
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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.
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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 CES’s most eyebrow-raising reveals. 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 kept tabs on 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.”
LG’s CLOiD home robot makes a slow first impression
Much of LG’s presentation at CES was dedicated to its robotics efforts, with the CLOiD home robot as a prominent figure. How did the robot perform when it left the press conference stage and went out into the wild? We’ll let great writer Lukas Rubik’s impressions speak for themselves:
“Unfortunately, in the presentation I saw, CLOid didn’t do much. I saw the robot gingerly take a shirt out of the basket and put it in the dryer. I also saw it pick up a croissant and put it (again, very carefully) in the oven. In addition to the live performance from the robot, the presentation was intercut with high-production videos of the robot in a number of hypothetical scenarios where it might be useful to potential users.”
The EufyMake UV printer is an Etsy maker’s dream
UV printers that can print ink directly onto objects have long been used in industrial settings and used to be too expensive for individuals. But the $2,299 eufyMake E1 is scheduled to launch later this year, making bulk printing on things like mugs, water bottles and phone cases more accessible for individuals. Lukas Rubik has more first impressions here.
A new way to find and buy office space
MyComuters has a fresh approach to creating office space by helping companies find locations that are beneficial to them and their employees. The platform brings together different data sets to examine commute time, expenses, and other factors to determine the ideal office location, not just the easiest one to discover that’s out there. Sean O’Kane has more reporting on the idea that prompted founder Guillaume Acier to start the company here.
Check out the Skylight 2 calendar
This family planning tool caught our attention on the show floor, not only because of its calendar and planning capabilities, but also for its AI capabilities that are able to sync calendars from different sources; Create new tasks based on messages or photos and 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.
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