CES 2026 is winding down in Las Vegas, as the buyer tech business and everybody swarming round it start their return flights house. Over the previous few days, we noticed a slew of bulletins from mainstays like Nvidia, Sony, and AMD, together with smaller corporations and startups vying for consideration via the Unveiled occasion (CES’s showcase for brand new merchandise) and throughout the present flooring.
As has been the case for the previous two years, AI was on the forefront of many corporations’ messaging, although the {hardware} upgrades and oddities which have lengthy outlined the annual occasion nonetheless have their place on the present flooring and in adjoining bulletins. This 12 months, bodily AI was significantly outstanding, taking the place that agentic AI held final 12 months because the present’s buzzy subject. That target bodily AI got here alongside an enormous concentrate on robotics, with robots demonstrated all around the present and showcased in quite a few press occasions.
To relive the reactions and ideas from our group on the bottom, you possibly can return in time by way of our reside weblog proper right here. In any other case, let’s dive into a number of the largest and most notable bulletins from CES.
Fairness sums up the highs, and lows, of CES 2026
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Nvidia reveals AI mannequin for autonomous automobiles, showcases Rubin structure
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered an expectedly prolonged presentation at CES, taking a victory lap for the corporate’s AI-driven successes, setting the stage for 2026, and sure, hanging out with some robots.
The Rubin computing structure, which has been developed to fulfill the growing computation calls for that AI adoption creates, is set to start changing Blackwell structure within the second half of this 12 months. It comes with pace and storage upgrades, however our senior AI editor Russell Brandom goes into the nitty-gritty of what distinguishes Rubin.
And Nvidia continued its push to carry the AI revolution into the bodily world, showcasing its Alpamayo household of open supply AI fashions and instruments that can be utilized by autonomous automobiles this 12 months. That strategy, as senior reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, mirrors the corporate’s broader efforts to make its infrastructure the Android for generalist robots.
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AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships
AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su delivered the primary keynote of CES, with a presentation that featured companions, together with OpenAI president Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Li, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and extra.
Past the accomplice showcases, senior reporter Rebecca Szkutak detailed AMD’s strategy towards increasing the attain of AI via private computer systems utilizing its Ryzen AI 400 Sequence processors.
The standout oddities of CES
Let’s face it, by this level within the present the most important bulletins have been made, merchandise have been showcased, and it’s time to eye a number of the most brow-raising reveals from CES. We began our record of what stood out to us as odd and noteworthy, however we’re open to extra solutions!
Highlights from CES breakout periods
CES isn’t all {hardware} showcases and present flooring sights — there are many extra business panels and audio system drawing eyeballs. We stored tabs on just a few notable highlights, starting from Palmer Luckey pushing retro aesthetics, to why the “be taught as soon as, work without end” period could also be over, to previews of the brand new Silicon Valley-based sequence “The Audacity,” to the enlargement of Roku’s $3 streaming service, to All-In host Jason Calacanis placing a $25,000 bounty on an genuine Theranos machine.
Ford’s AI assistant debuts
Ford is launching its assistant within the firm’s app earlier than a focused 2027 launch in its automobiles, with internet hosting managed by Google Cloud and the assistant itself constructed utilizing off-the-shelf LLMs. As we famous in our protection of the information, nevertheless, few particulars had been provided round what drivers ought to count on from their expertise with the assistant.
Caterpillar, Nvidia accomplice on automated development gear
As a part of the ever-present push for AI’s influence on the bodily world, Caterpillar and Nvidia introduced a pilot program, “Cat AI Assistant,” which was demonstrated at CES Wednesday. This method, coming to one in all Caterpillar’s excavator automobiles, is occurring alongside one other mission to make use of Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation assets to assist with development mission planning and execution.
Palms-on with Clicks Communicator
One of many buzziest reveals of the present is the debut telephone from Clicks Know-how, the $499 Communicator, which brings again BlackBerry vibes with its bodily keyboard, plus a separate $79 slide-out bodily keyboard that can be utilized with different gadgets.
Try our full rundown from the present flooring right here, however the Communicator makes a great first impression, per Shopper Editor Sarah Perez:
“In our hands-on take a look at, the telephone felt good to carry — not too heavy or gentle, and was straightforward to grip. Gadway instructed me the corporate settled on the machine’s ultimate kind after dozens of 3D-printed shapes. The profitable design for the telephone encompasses a contoured again that makes it straightforward to select up and maintain.
“The machine’s display screen can also be considerably elevated off the physique, and its chin is curved as much as create a recess that protects the keys if you place it face down.”
LG’s house robotic CLOiD makes a sluggish first impression
A giant a part of LG’s CES presentation was devoted to its robotics efforts, with house robotic CLOiD as a outstanding figurehead. And the way did the robotic fare as soon as it was off the press convention stage and out within the wild? We’ll let Senior Author Lucas Ropek’s impressions communicate for themselves:
“Sadly, on the presentation I noticed, CLOiD didn’t do a complete lot. I noticed the bot very gingerly take a shirt out of a basket and place it right into a dryer. I additionally noticed it choose up a croissant and (once more, very gingerly) place it into an oven. Along with the reside efficiency from the bot, the presentation was intercut with extremely produced movies of the bot in a variety of hypothetical eventualities the place it would show helpful to potential customers.”
eufyMake UV printer is an Etsy maker’s dream
Lengthy utilized in industrial settings, UV printers that may print ink instantly onto objects have been prohibitively costly for people to personal. However the eufyMake E1 is about to launch for $2,299 later this 12 months, which makes bulk printing on issues like mugs, water bottles, and telephone instances a bit extra attainable for people. Lucas Ropek has extra first impressions right here.
A brand new approach to discover and buy workplace house
MyCommuters has a novel tackle creating workplace house by serving to corporations discover areas which might be useful to them and their staff. The platform pulls collectively completely different datasets to look at commute time, bills, and different elements to determine a really perfect spot for an workplace, not simply the simplest factor to identify that’s available on the market. Sean O’Kane has extra reporting on the concept drove founder Guillaume Acier to begin the corporate right here.
Try the Skylight Calendar 2
This household planning device caught our eye on the present flooring, not only for its calendar and planning capabilities, however for its AI capabilities which might be capable of sync calendars from completely different sources; create new to-dos primarily based off of messages or pictures, appointment reminders; and extra. Try our full impressions right here.
Boston Dynamics and Google accomplice on Atlas robots
Hyundai’s press convention centered on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, however the corporations revealed that they’re working with Google’s AI analysis lab fairly than opponents to coach and function current Atlas robots, in addition to a brand new iteration of the humanoid robotic that was proven onstage. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec has the total rundown.
Amazon’s AI-centric replace with Alexa+ is getting the sort of push you’d count on at CES, with the corporate launching Alexa.com for Early Entry prospects trying to make use of the chatbot by way of their browsers, together with an analogous, revamped bot-focused app. Shopper editor Sarah Perez has the small print, together with information on Amazon’s revamp to Hearth TV and new Artline TVs, which have their very own Alexa+ push.
On the Ring entrance, shopper reporter Ivan Mehta runs via the numerous bulletins, from hearth alerts to an app retailer for third-party digital camera integration, and extra.
Razer joins the AI deluge with Venture AVA and Motoko
Previously, Razer has been all about ridiculous {hardware} at CES, from three-screen laptops to haptic gaming cushions to a masks that landed the corporate a federal effective. This 12 months, its two attention-grabbing bulletins had been for Venture Motoko, which goals to operate equally to good glasses, however with out the glasses.
Then there’s Venture AVA, which places the avatar of an AI companion in your desk. We’ll allow you to watch the idea video for your self.
Lego Sensible Bricks mark the corporate’s first CES look
Lego joined CES for the primary time to carry a behind-closed-doors showcase of its Sensible Play System, which incorporates bricks, tiles, and Minifigures that may all work together with one another and play sounds, with each the debut units having a Star Wars theme. Senior author Amanda Silberling has all the small print right here.
