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The cost of CES 2026 it’s almost over in Las Vegas, as the consumer technology industry and all the buzz around it begins its journey back home. In the past few days, we have seen several announcements from major companies such as Nvidia, Sony, and AMD, as well as small companies and startups seeking attention through the Unveiled event (the CES exhibition of new products) and through the showroom.
As it has been for the past two years, AI was at the forefront of many companies’ communications, although the hardware upgrades and mysteries that have defined annual events still have their place at the show and announcements nearby. This year, physical AI was very popular, taking the place of last year’s agent AI as the headline of the show. This focus on physical AI has come alongside a huge interest in robotics, with robots being widely featured and featured in many media events.
To review what our team did and the ideas behind it, you can go back in time via our live blog right here. Otherwise, let’s dive into the big and notable announcements from CES.
Equity calculates the highs, and lows, of CES 2026
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Nvidia unveils AI model for autonomous vehicles, shows off Rubin architecture
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave an expected presentation at CES, taking the success of AI-driven companies, and introducing 2026, yes, chat with robots.
Rubin’s computing infrastructure, which is designed to meet the ever-increasing computing demands generated by AI, is expected to replace Blackwell’s infrastructure in the second half of this year. It comes with fast upgrades and storage, but our AI editor-in-chief Russell Brandom goes to The nitty-gritty that distinguishes Rubin.
And Nvidia continued its push to bring AI revolution to the world, showing his Alpamayo a family of open AI models and the devices that will be used by autonomous vehicles this year. This process, as the main reporter Rebecca Bellan says, shows the company’s efforts to create Infrastructure Android for generalist robots.
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AMD’s big announcements show new processors and relationships
AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su gave the first CES keynote, with a presentation that featured colleagues, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Li, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and others.
Continuing on from the show, senior reporter Rebecca Szkutak details AMD’s approach to expanding the reach of AI through your computers using its Ryzen AI 400 Series processors.
The price of CES shares
Let’s face it, by this point in the show the big announcements have been made, the products have been shown, and it’s time to take a look at some of the highlights from CES. We started our list of what stood out to us as odd and familiarbut we are open to other ideas!
Highlights of CES sessions
CES isn’t all about showing off gadgets and showing off the floor – there’s a lot more industry content and speakers filming eyewitnesses. We looked at a number of popular items, starting with Palmer Luckey is pushing the retro aestheticwhy The “study once, work forever” era may be overto preview of Silicon Valley’s new series “The Audacity,” to an extension of Roku’s $3 streaming serviceto All-In host Jason Calacanis put a cool $25,000 on a real Theranos device.
Ford’s AI assistant also debuted
Ford is launching its assistant in the company’s program before the release of 2027 in its cars, with hosting managed by Google Cloud and the assistant created using external LLMs. Like we saw in our storyhowever, little detail was provided on what drivers should expect from their experience with the agent.
Caterpillar, Nvidia’s partner in automated construction equipment
As part of the ever-present push for AI in the environment, Caterpillar and Nvidia announced a pilot program“Cat AI Assistant,” which was shown at CES on Wednesday. The system, which is coming to one of Caterpillar’s excavators, is being carried out in conjunction with another project to use Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation tools to help in the design and planning of construction work.
Communicating with Clicks Communicator
One of the highlights of the show is Clicks Technology’s flagship phone, the $499 Communicator, which brings back BlackBerry’s tone and physical keyboard, plus a $79 physical keyboard that can be used with other devices.
Check out our full lineup from the show hereBut Communicator makes a good first impression, per Consumer Editor Sarah Perez:
“In our hands-on testing, the phone felt good to hold – neither heavy nor light, and it was easy to hold. Gadway told me that the company settled on the final shape of the device after several 3D printed models. The best design of the phone has a curved back that makes it easy to pick up and hold.
“The device’s sensor is also slightly raised from the body, and its chin is curved to create a recess that protects the keys when you place it face down.”
The LG CLOiD home robot makes a great first impression
A large portion of LG’s CES presentation was devoted to its robotics efforts, with the CLOiD home robot as a prominent theme. And how did the robot move once it left the press box and went into the wild? We’ll let General Secretary Lucas Ropek speak for himself:
“Unfortunately, in the demo I saw, CLOiD didn’t do much. I saw the bot take a shirt out of a basket and put it in the dryer. I also saw it pick up a croissant and put it in the oven. In addition to the live performance from the bot, the most amazingly produced videos were made with integrated video. events that could be useful for users.”
eufyMake UV printer is an Etsy maker’s dream
For a long time in the industry, UV printers that can print ink directly onto objects have been too expensive for people to own. But the eufyMake E1 is set to launch at $2,299 later this year, making mass printing on products like mugs, water bottles, and phones more accessible to the public. Lucas Ropek has many firsts here.
A new way to find and buy office space
MyCommuters has a book that creates office space by helping companies find places that are beneficial for them and their employees. The platform pulls in a variety of data to look at travel time, spending, and other factors to determine the right office space, not just a simple look at what’s on the market. Sean O’Kane has more reports on the ideas that drove founder Guillaume Acier to start the company here.
Check out Skylight Calendar 2
This parenting tool caught our eye at the show, not because of its calendar and planning capabilities, but because of its AI capabilities that can sync calendars from different sources; create new actions based on messages or images, selected reminders; etc. Check out our full review here.
Boston Dynamics is Google’s partner in the Atlas robot
Hyundai’s press conference focused on its robotics partnership with Boston Dynamics, but the company revealed that it is working with Google’s AI research lab instead of competing to train and use existing Atlas robots, as well as a new iteration of the humanoid robot that was shown on stage. Sports editor Kirsten Korosec has a full summary.
Amazon’s AI-centric changes with Alexa + are getting the kind of push you’d expect at CES, and the company is launching Alexa.com for Early Access customers looking at using a chatbot through their browsers, along with a similar, redesigned bot app. Consumer Editor Sarah Perez has the details, as well as the story Amazon’s update to the Fire TV and new Artline TVswho have their own Alexa+.
In the ring, consumer reporter Ivan Mehta it goes through many declarationsfrom fire alerts to third-party camera integration software stores, and more.
Razer joins the AI flood with Project AVA and Motoko
In the past, Razer has been using non-standard hardware at CES, from a three-screen laptop to game of haptic cushions to a mask that fined the company. This year, two of its most exciting announcements were Project Motoko, which aims to work in the same way as smart glasses, but without the glasses.
Then there’s Project AVA, which puts an AI companion avatar on your desk. We’ll let you watch the emotional video for yourself.
Lego Smart Bricks is the company’s first CES brand
Lego joined CES for the first time to show the closed doors of the Smart Play System, which includes bricks, tiles, and Minifigures that can interact with each other and play sounds, and all the basic sets have a Star Wars theme. Senior author Amanda Silberling they have everything here.
