CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a couple of packed days dominated by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and a preview of Sunday’s Unveiled event.
As has been the case for the past two years at CES, AI is at the forefront of many companies’ messaging, although the hardware upgrades and quirks that have long defined the annual event are still on the show floor and in upcoming announcements. We’ll collect the biggest surprises and surprises here, although you can still find out the reactions and thoughts from our team on the pitch. through our live blog here.
Let’s dive right in, starting with some of Monday’s biggest players.
Nvidia unveils AI model for autonomous vehicles, featuring Rubin architecture
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a lengthy presentation at CES, taking a victory lap for the company’s AI-driven success, setting the stage for 2026, and yes, hang out with some robots.
Rubin’s computing architecture, which has been developed to meet the growing computing demands of AI adoption, will begin replacing Blackwell’s architecture in the second half of this year. It comes with speed and storage upgrades, but AI senior editor Russell Brandom goes to nitty-gritty of what sets Rubin apart.
And Nvidia continues to push to bring the AI revolution to the physical world, show its Alpamayo a family of open source AI models and the tools that autonomous vehicles will use this year. That approach, as senior reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, reflects the company’s broader efforts Android infrastructure for generalist robots.
AMD highlights new processors and partnerships
AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su delivered the first keynote of 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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Beyond partner showcases, senior reporter Rebecca Szkutak details AMD’s approach to expanding the reach of AI across personal computers using the Ryzen AI 400 Series processor.
Standout oddities from CES
Let’s face it, at this point in the event the main announcement has been made, the product has been showcased, and it’s time to eye some of the most eyebrow-raising of CES. We started a list of what seemed strange and importantbut we are open to other suggestions!
Highlights from the CES breakout session
CES isn’t all hardware storefronts and floor attractions – there are plenty of additional industry panels and speakers to draw eyeballs. We keep tabs on some notable highlights, ranging from Palmer Luckey pushes the retro aestheticwhy The era of “study once, work forever” may be overfor preview of the new Silicon Valley-based series “The Audacity,” for expansion of the $3 streaming service Rokufor All-In host Jason Calacanis put a $25K reward on an original Theranos device.
Ford’s AI assistant debuts
Ford is rolling out the assistant in its enterprise apps ahead of its 2027 in-vehicle launch, with Google Cloud managed hosting and the assistant itself being built using off-the-shelf LLM. As as noted in news coverageHowever, few details are offered about what drivers should expect from their experience with the assistant.
Caterpillar, Nvidia’s partner in automated construction equipment
As part of the ongoing push for AI to impact the physical world, Caterpillar and Nvidia announced pilot programs“Cat AI Assistant,” which was shown at CES on Wednesday. This system, arriving on one of Caterpillar’s excavator vehicles, occurs together with another project to use Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation resources to help with the planning and execution of construction projects.
Hands-on with Clicks Communicator
One of the most popular events is the debut phone from Clicks Technology, the $499 Communicator, which reproduces the BlackBerry vibe with a physical keyboard, plus a $79 sliding physical keyboard that can be used with other devices.
Check out our full rundown from the show floor herebut Communicator makes a good first impression, per Consumer Editor Sarah Perez:
“In our hand test, the phone felt good to hold – not too heavy or light, and easy to grip. Gadway told me the company settled on the final shape of the device after dozens of 3D-printed shapes. The winning design for the phone features a contoured back that makes it easy to pick up and hold.
“The screen of the device is also slightly raised from the body, and the chin is curved to create a recess that protects the buttons when you put them down.”
Check out the Skylight Calendar 2
This KB tool caught our attention on the show floor, not only for its calendar and planning capabilities, but for its AI capabilities that can sync calendars from multiple sources, create new tasks based on messages or photos, appointment reminders and more. Check out our full impressions here.
Boston Dynamics and Google partner on the Atlas robot
Hyundai’s press conference focused on its robotics partnership with Boston Dynamics, but the company said it is working with Google’s AI research lab rather than competitors to train and operate its existing Atlas robot, as well as the new iteration of the humanoid robot shown on stage. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec has the full rundown.
Amazon’s AI-centric update with Alexa+ is getting the kind of push it wants at CES, by the way The company is releasing Alexa.com to Early Access customers looking to use the chatbot through the browser, along with the same, revamped bot-focused app. Consumer editor Sarah Perez has the details, along with the news at Amazon’s revamp for Fire TV and the new Artline TVwhich has its own Alexa+ push.
In front of Ring, consumer reporter Ivan Mehta run through many announcementsfrom fire alerts to app stores to third-party camera integrations, and more.
Razer joins the AI flood with Project AVA and Motoko
In the past, Razer has made ridiculous hardware appearances at CES, from a three-screen laptop for haptic gaming pillow for the mask that landed the company a federal fine. This year, two noteworthy announcements are for Project Motoko, which aims to be similar to smart glasses, but without the glasses.
Then there’s Project AVA, which puts AI companion avatars on your desk. We’ll let you watch the concept video for yourself.
Lego Smart Bricks marks the company’s first CES appearance
Lego joined CES for the first time to hold a behind-the-door exhibit of the Smart Play System, which includes bricks, tiles, and Minifigures that all interact and play with sounds, with the debut set having a Star Wars theme. Senior writer Amanda Silberling have all the details here.