CES 2026: All the things revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities 

CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the present ground open to the general public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled occasion. 

As has been the case for the previous two years at CES, AI is on the forefront of many corporations’ messaging, although the {hardware} upgrades and oddities which have lengthy outlined the annual occasion nonetheless have their place on the present ground and in adjoining bulletins. We’ll be amassing the most important reveals and surprises right here, although you possibly can nonetheless catch the spur-of-the-moment reactions and ideas from our group on the bottom via our live blog right here. 

Let’s dive proper in, beginning with a few of Monday’s largest gamers. 

Nvidia reveals AI mannequin for autonomous automobiles, showcases Rubin structure

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered an expectedly prolonged presentation at CES, taking a victory lap for the corporate’s AI-driven successes, setting the stage for 2026, and sure, hanging out with some robots. 

The Rubin computing structure, which has been developed to satisfy the growing computation calls for that AI adoption creates, is set to start changing Blackwell structure within the second half of this yr. It comes with pace and storage upgrades, however our senior AI editor Russell Brandom goes into the nitty-gritty of what distinguishes Rubin. 

And Nvidia continued its push to convey the AI revolution into the bodily world, showcasing its Alpamayo family of open source AI models and instruments that shall be utilized by autonomous automobiles this yr. That method, as senior reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, mirrors the corporate’s broader efforts to make its infrastructure the Android for generalist robots. 

AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships 

AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su delivered the primary keynote of CES, with a presentation that featured companions, together with OpenAI president Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Li, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and extra. 

Past the accomplice showcases, senior reporter Rebecca Szkutak detailed AMD’s approach toward expanding the reach of AI through personal computers utilizing its Ryzen AI 400 Sequence processors. 

The standout oddities of CES

Let’s face it, by this level within the present the main bulletins have been made, merchandise have been showcased, and it’s time to eye among the most eyebrow-raising reveals from CES. We started our list of what stood out to us as odd and noteworthy, however we’re open to extra strategies! 

Highlights from CES breakout classes

CES isn’t all {hardware} showcases and present ground sights — there are many further business panels and audio system drawing eyeballs. We stored tabs on a number of notable highlights, starting from Palmer Luckey pushing retro aesthetics, to why the “learn once, work forever” era may be over, to previews of the new Silicon Valley-based series “The Audacity,” to the expansion of Roku’s $3 streaming service, to All-In host Jason Calacanis putting a $25K bounty on an authentic Theranos device. 

Ford’s AI assistant debuts

Ford is launching its assistant within the firm’s app earlier than a focused 2027 launch in its automobiles, with internet hosting managed by Google Cloud and the assistant itself constructed utilizing off-the-shelf LLMs. As we noted in our coverage of the news, nevertheless, few particulars had been provided round what drivers ought to anticipate from their expertise with the assistant. 

Caterpillar, Nvidia accomplice on automated building tools

As a part of the ever-present push for AI’s affect on the bodily world, Caterpillar and Nvidia announced a pilot program, “Cat AI Assistant,” which was demonstrated at CES Wednesday. This technique, coming to considered one of Caterpillar’s excavator automobiles, is occurring alongside one other undertaking to make use of Nvidia’s Omniverse simulation sources to assist with building undertaking planning and execution. 

Palms-on with Clicks Communicator

One of many buzziest reveals of the present is the debut cellphone from Clicks Expertise, the $499 Communicator, which brings again BlackBerry vibes with its bodily keyboard, plus a separate $79 slide-out bodily keyboard that can be utilized with different gadgets.

Check out our full rundown from the show floor here, however the Communicator makes a superb first impression, per Client Editor Sarah Perez:

“In our hands-on take a look at, the cellphone felt good to carry — not too heavy or gentle, and was straightforward to grip. Gadway informed me the corporate settled on the system’s ultimate kind after dozens of 3D-printed shapes. The profitable design for the cellphone includes a contoured again that makes it straightforward to select up and maintain.

“The system’s display can also be considerably elevated off the physique, and its chin is curved as much as create a recess that protects the keys if you place it face down.”

Take a look at the Skylight Calendar 2

This household planning device caught our eyes on the present ground, not only for its calendar and planning capabilities, however for its AI capabilities which might be capable of sync calendars from totally different sources, create new to-dos based mostly off of messages or photographs, appointment reminders and extra. Check out our full impressions here. 

Boston Dynamics and Google accomplice on Atlas robots 

Hyundai’s press convention centered on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, however the corporations revealed that they’re working with Google’s AI analysis lab fairly than opponents to coach and function current Atlas robots, in addition to a brand new iteration of the humanoid robotic that was proven onstage. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec has the full rundown. 

Amazon’s AI-centric replace with Alexa+ is getting the sort of push you’d anticipate at CES, with the company launching Alexa.com for Early Access customers wanting to make use of the chatbot through their browsers, together with an analogous, revamped bot-focused app. Client editor Sarah Perez has the main points, together with information on Amazon’s revamp to Fire TV and new Artline TVs, which have their very own Alexa+ push. 

On the Ring entrance, client reporter Ivan Mehta runs through the many announcements, from hearth alerts to an app retailer for third-party digicam integration, and extra. 

Razer joins the AI deluge with Challenge AVA and Motoko 

Up to now, Razer has been all about ridiculous {hardware} at CES, from three-screen laptops to haptic gaming cushions to a mask that landed the company a federal fine. This yr, its two attention-grabbing bulletins had been for Challenge Motoko, which goals to operate equally to sensible glasses, however with out the glasses. 

Then there’s Challenge AVA, which places the avatar of an AI companion in your desk. We’ll allow you to watch the idea video for your self. 

Lego Sensible Bricks mark the corporate’s first CES look 

Lego joined CES for the primary time to carry a behind-closed-doors showcase of its Sensible Play System, which consists of bricks, tiles, and Minifigures that may all work together with one another and play sounds, with each the debut units having a Star Wars theme. Senior author Amanda Silberling has all the details here.