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Robotics and humanoids<br />Robotics was one of the strongest themes at CES 2026. LG showcased LG CLOiD, a humanoid home assistant designed to handle multi-step household tasks such as starting laundry, unloading dishwashers, and folding clothes. Powered by generative AI, the robot can understand natural language instructions and translate them into coordinated physical actions.<br />Nvidia introduced Alpamayo, a new open-source reasoning model family for autonomous vehicles. Unlike traditional perception-led systems, Alpamayo is designed to reason through rare driving scenarios and explain its decisions to passengers. Roborock’s Saros Rover stood out with retractable legs that allow the robot vacuum to climb stairs and clean individual steps. SwitchBot also demonstrated Onero H1, a home robot equipped with functional hands and arms aimed at handling everyday domestic chores. Hyundai, alongside Boston Dynamics, presented an updated version of the Atlas humanoid robot, now featuring fully functional joints and hands, with factory deployment targeted for 2028.

Robotics and humanoids
Robotics was one of the strongest themes at CES 2026. LG showcased LG CLOiD, a humanoid home assistant designed to handle multi-step household tasks such as starting laundry, unloading dishwashers, and folding clothes. Powered by generative AI, the robot can understand natural language instructions and translate them into coordinated physical actions.
Nvidia introduced Alpamayo, a new open-source reasoning model family for autonomous vehicles. Unlike traditional perception-led systems, Alpamayo is designed to reason through rare driving scenarios and explain its decisions to passengers. Roborock’s Saros Rover stood out with retractable legs that allow the robot vacuum to climb stairs and clean individual steps. SwitchBot also demonstrated Onero H1, a home robot equipped with functional hands and arms aimed at handling everyday domestic chores. Hyundai, alongside Boston Dynamics, presented an updated version of the Atlas humanoid robot, now featuring fully functional joints and hands, with factory deployment targeted for 2028.

Wearable and personal AI agents<br />Personal AI agents expanded beyond smartphones and laptops. Lenovo and Motorola introduced Qira, a cross-device AI super agent designed to maintain context across phones, PCs, and wearables, allowing users to resume tasks seamlessly across devices.<br />Razer showcased experimental concepts including Project Motoko, an over-ear headset acting as a personal AI assistant, and Project Ava, a holographic desk companion designed to assist with gaming strategies and daily organisation. Ixana revealed Wi-R, a chip and communication protocol that creates a hyperlocal wireless field around the human body for low-latency, secure wearable AI communication. Meanwhile, Sweeker Pocket Pet explored emotionally adaptive AI through a virtual pet that evolves and changes behaviour over time.

Wearable and personal AI agents
Personal AI agents expanded beyond smartphones and laptops. Lenovo and Motorola introduced Qira, a cross-device AI super agent designed to maintain context across phones, PCs, and wearables, allowing users to resume tasks seamlessly across devices.
Razer showcased experimental concepts including Project Motoko, an over-ear headset acting as a personal AI assistant, and Project Ava, a holographic desk companion designed to assist with gaming strategies and daily organisation. Ixana revealed Wi-R, a chip and communication protocol that creates a hyperlocal wireless field around the human body for low-latency, secure wearable AI communication. Meanwhile, Sweeker Pocket Pet explored emotionally adaptive AI through a virtual pet that evolves and changes behaviour over time.

Chips and AI-focused hardware<br />On the hardware front, Intel unveiled Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3), its first processor built on the Intel 18A node, with a focus on on-device AI processing and efficiency. AMD announced Ryzen AI 400 “Gorgon Point” processors offering up to 60 TOPS for local AI workloads.<br />Nvidia previewed Vera Rubin, the successor to its Blackwell architecture, aimed at reducing AI inference costs through extreme codesign. Asus introduced the UGen300 USB AI Accelerator, a plug-and-play USB-C device designed to add AI compute capabilities to older systems.

Chips and AI-focused hardware
On the hardware front, Intel unveiled Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3), its first processor built on the Intel 18A node, with a focus on on-device AI processing and efficiency. AMD announced Ryzen AI 400 “Gorgon Point” processors offering up to 60 TOPS for local AI workloads.
Nvidia previewed Vera Rubin, the successor to its Blackwell architecture, aimed at reducing AI inference costs through extreme codesign. Asus introduced the UGen300 USB AI Accelerator, a plug-and-play USB-C device designed to add AI compute capabilities to older systems.

Smart home and lifestyle AI<br />AI also became more embedded in everyday living spaces. Samsung showcased its Vision AI Companion, integrated into a 130-inch Micro RGB TV, enabling hands-free control and contextual actions such as recognising food in on-screen content and sharing recipes with smart appliances.<br />Health and lifestyle products leaned heavily on AI as well. Withings introduced Body Scan 2, a smart scale capable of measuring dozens of biomarkers in under two minutes. Amazon unveiled Ember Artline, a TV designed to adapt digital artwork to match a room’s décor, while wildfire defence systems demonstrated how AI-driven sensors and automation could help protect homes during emergencies.

Smart home and lifestyle AI
AI also became more embedded in everyday living spaces. Samsung showcased its Vision AI Companion, integrated into a 130-inch Micro RGB TV, enabling hands-free control and contextual actions such as recognising food in on-screen content and sharing recipes with smart appliances.
Health and lifestyle products leaned heavily on AI as well. Withings introduced Body Scan 2, a smart scale capable of measuring dozens of biomarkers in under two minutes. Amazon unveiled Ember Artline, a TV designed to adapt digital artwork to match a room’s décor, while wildfire defence systems demonstrated how AI-driven sensors and automation could help protect homes during emergencies.

Robotics and humanoids<br />Robotics was one of the strongest themes at CES 2026. LG showcased LG CLOiD, a humanoid home assistant designed to handle multi-step household tasks such as starting laundry, unloading dishwashers, and folding clothes. Powered by generative AI, the robot can understand natural language instructions and translate them into coordinated physical actions.<br />Nvidia introduced Alpamayo, a new open-source reasoning model family for autonomous vehicles. Unlike traditional perception-led systems, Alpamayo is designed to reason through rare driving scenarios and explain its decisions to passengers. Roborock’s Saros Rover stood out with retractable legs that allow the robot vacuum to climb stairs and clean individual steps. SwitchBot also demonstrated Onero H1, a home robot equipped with functional hands and arms aimed at handling everyday domestic chores. Hyundai, alongside Boston Dynamics, presented an updated version of the Atlas humanoid robot, now featuring fully functional joints and hands, with factory deployment targeted for 2028.

Wearable and personal AI agents<br />Personal AI agents expanded beyond smartphones and laptops. Lenovo and Motorola introduced Qira, a cross-device AI super agent designed to maintain context across phones, PCs, and wearables, allowing users to resume tasks seamlessly across devices.<br />Razer showcased experimental concepts including Project Motoko, an over-ear headset acting as a personal AI assistant, and Project Ava, a holographic desk companion designed to assist with gaming strategies and daily organisation. Ixana revealed Wi-R, a chip and communication protocol that creates a hyperlocal wireless field around the human body for low-latency, secure wearable AI communication. Meanwhile, Sweeker Pocket Pet explored emotionally adaptive AI through a virtual pet that evolves and changes behaviour over time.

Chips and AI-focused hardware<br />On the hardware front, Intel unveiled Panther Lake (Core Ultra Series 3), its first processor built on the Intel 18A node, with a focus on on-device AI processing and efficiency. AMD announced Ryzen AI 400 “Gorgon Point” processors offering up to 60 TOPS for local AI workloads.<br />Nvidia previewed Vera Rubin, the successor to its Blackwell architecture, aimed at reducing AI inference costs through extreme codesign. Asus introduced the UGen300 USB AI Accelerator, a plug-and-play USB-C device designed to add AI compute capabilities to older systems.

Smart home and lifestyle AI<br />AI also became more embedded in everyday living spaces. Samsung showcased its Vision AI Companion, integrated into a 130-inch Micro RGB TV, enabling hands-free control and contextual actions such as recognising food in on-screen content and sharing recipes with smart appliances.<br />Health and lifestyle products leaned heavily on AI as well. Withings introduced Body Scan 2, a smart scale capable of measuring dozens of biomarkers in under two minutes. Amazon unveiled Ember Artline, a TV designed to adapt digital artwork to match a room’s décor, while wildfire defence systems demonstrated how AI-driven sensors and automation could help protect homes during emergencies.

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