The Consumer Electronics Show is in full swing in Las Vegas and, as ever, it is jam-packed with devices that will make tech-enthusiasts drool. This year is no exception, especially as the show is increasingly seeing devices that manage to combine looking cool with enormous practicality.
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Will we finally be living in the future, where robots cater to all our needs? Here’s a look at our top ten robotic announcements.
Saros Z70: A robo-vacuum you don’t have to supervise
Robot vacuums are nothing new, but anyone who has used one will be familiar with the phone notification telling you it has run into trouble. That might be a thing of the past with Roborock Saros S70.
The innovation? It has an arm! You’ll no longer have to clear the floor first, because the Saros S70 can pick up those rogue socks and stray items. What’s not clear from the show is whether it can defeat the robovac’s nemesis: the shoelace.
Nékojita FuFu: Cats and coffee finally combine with AI
In other multiverses, the combination of cats, coffee, and AI would be truly devastating. But, if you’re searching for something positive in this timeline, it’s the Nékojita FuFu.
This tiny cat hangs off the side of your mug. Assessing the temperature, it calculates the optimum ‘blow’ to cool your drink to the ideal sipping temperature. Launching later this year, it’s impossible to think who doesn’t need one.
Mi-Mo: For when the remote control is just out of reach
Possibly in the same category as the Nékojita FuFu as ‘Living essential’, the Mi-Mo could solve the major problem of collapsing onto a sofa only to discover the table is just out of reach. Now, instead of trying to hook it closer with an outstretched leg, you can just get the table to move a bit closer.
Covering Mi-Mo’s potentially sinister spider-like design with real wood, its designer promises useful add-ons for the future. At the moment, though, it looks ideal for moving relatively small objects a short distance on flat surfaces.
Ballie: Star Wars style communication
The whole Star Wars saga depends on being unable to transmit crucial data at key points. Instead, they rely on droids, and now you can too, with people on the same floor. Samsung’s Ballie robot is a projector that looks a bit like BB-8.
Just like the Star Wars droid, Ballie accepts voice commands, rolls around, and projects, although onto surfaces rather than holograms. The other similarity with Star Wars is that this is also a sequel of sorts, Samsung have been showing it at CES since 2020, but this is the year it finally becomes commercially available.
R2D3: A more practical robot
Despite the Star Wars inspired name, the R2D3 is, perhaps, a somewhat more mundane robot. However, it does at least do something useful.
With a more industrial design than other robots we’ve featured, OpenDroid’s R2D3 is there to perform domestic tasks, like washing up or folding clothes. If only it had arrived before we were all working from home and cared about uncreased laundry.
LG’s Self-driving Home Hub: An affectionate companion
LG’s Self-driving Home Hub is one of CES’s 2025 Honorees in Artificial Intelligence, and a contender for the show’s worst named device.
The cute-looking device can power itself around your home on its two wheeled legs. It uses ‘Affectionate Intelligence’ to understand its user’s emotions and provide support, as well as detecting dangers like falls.
GENCY PB: Making products look great
If there’s one problem with all these AI-powered robots, it’s the hassle of employing humans to do commercial photography of them. But no more, GENCY PB is a robot that can emulate a professional photographer.
Automating 90% of the photography process, the robot analyses the scene to get the perfect shot. And it doesn’t just operate a shutter. Once the photos have been taken, it uses AI to edit and enhance the shots it has taken.
Hypershell Carbon X: An exoskeleton people might wear
Exoskeletons have featured at CES many times, but they tended to look more like the sort of thing Ripley would wear when dealing with an Alien queen. The Hypershell Carbon X is, finally, the type of product you might not notice people wearing.
The skeleton offers a discreet design, providing power support to people who need a little assistance. And, perhaps, crucially, it’s one of the first exoskeleton’s designed for use outdoors, so it’s suitable for more than just rehabilitation use.
LEMMY: A companion care robot
Another of CES’s Honorees — this time in Smart Home — Lemmy might seem similar to LG’s Self-driving Home Hub, except not quite as cute.
However, the device is focused on providing support to the elderly. AI-powered, it can connect to other devices in the home, helping its users maintain independence. However, its real strength is in helping them maintain connections with loved ones and healthcare, collecting relevant data and information and sharing it immediately when appropriate.
NVIDIA unveils its robot training tech
CES started with a keynote from NVIDIA boss Jensen Huang that might unleash the start of a new age of robotics.
Saying that AI was advancing at an incredible pace, he unveiled the NVIDIA Cosmos platform. Billed as a platform for physical AI, it comes with models for use in physical environments, allowing robots to assess, plan, and act on its surroundings.
If Cosmos develops in the same way as other AI models have, CES 2026 is already looking to be an exciting event.
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