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Consumer Electronics Show 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the showroom opening 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 collect the biggest revelations and surprises here, although you can still catch real-time reactions and insights 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 Russell Brandom, our senior AI editor, covers that The exact details of what makes Robin special.
NVIDIA continued its efforts to bring the artificial intelligence revolution to the physical world. Show her Albamayo A family of open source AI models And the tools that self-driving vehicles will use this year. This approach, as senior correspondent Rebecca Bellan notes, reflects the company’s broader efforts to achieve its goal Android infrastructure for 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.
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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 stood out to us as strange and noteworthyBut 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 notable highlights, starting with Palmer Luckey pushes the retro aestheticWhy? The era of “learn once, work forever” may be overl First previews of the new Silicon Valley-based series The Audacity. to $3 Expansion of Roku’s Streaming Serviceby All-In host Jason Calacanis He put 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. like As we mentioned in our coverage of the newsHowever, 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 programThe “Cat AI Assistant” was shown off 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 rundown of the showroom herebut 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-centric update with Alexa+ is getting the kind of push you’d expect at CES The company launched Alexa.com for early access customers They are looking to use the chatbot across their browsers, along with a similar, revamped bot-focused app. Consumer Editor Sarah Perez has the details plus the news Amazon renews Fire TV and new Artline TVswhich has its own Alexa + Push feature.
On the circular front, consumer reporter Evan Mehta Goes through many adsfrom 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 silly hardware at CES, Of the three-screen laptops to Tactile gaming pads to The mask netted the company a federal fine. 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 writer Amanda Silberling He has all the details here.