CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the present flooring 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 firms’ messaging, although the {hardware} upgrades and oddities which have lengthy outlined the annual occasion nonetheless have their place on the present flooring and in adjoining bulletins. We’ll be amassing the most important reveals and surprises right here, although you may nonetheless catch the spur-of-the-moment reactions and ideas from our workforce on the bottom by way of our dwell weblog proper right here.
Let’s dive proper in, beginning with a few of Monday’s largest gamers.
Nvidia reveals AI mannequin for autonomous autos, 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 rising 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 carry the AI revolution into the bodily world, showcasing its Alpamayo household of open-source AI fashions and instruments that shall be utilized by autonomous autos this yr. That strategy, 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 Lei, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and extra.
Techcrunch occasion
San Francisco
|
October 13-15, 2026
Past the associate showcases, Senior Reporter Rebecca Szkutak detailed AMD’s strategy towards increasing the attain of AI by way of private computer systems utilizing its Ryzen AI 400 Sequence processors.
Boston Dynamics and Google associate on Atlas robots
Hyundai’s press convention targeted on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, however the firms revealed that they’re working with Google’s AI analysis lab fairly than opponents to coach and function present Atlas robots, in addition to a brand new iteration of Atlas that was proven on stage. Transportation Editor Kirsten Korosec has the complete rundown.
Amazon’s AI-centric replace with Alexa+ is getting the form of push you’d count on at CES, with the corporate launching Alexa.com for Early Entry clients wanting to make use of the chatbot by way of its browsers, together with the same, revamped bot-focused app. Client Editor Sarah Perez has the main points, together with information on Amazon’s revamp to Fireplace TV and new Artline TVs, which have their very own Alexa+ push.
On the Ring entrance, Client Reporter Ivan Mehta runs by way of the various bulletins, from hearth alerts to an app retailer for third-party digicam integration, and extra.
Razer joins the AI deluge with Mission AVA and Motoko
Up to now, Razer has been all about ridiculous {hardware} at CES, from three-screen laptops to haptic gaming cushions and a masks that landed the corporate a federal advantageous. This yr, its two attention-grabbing bulletins had been for Mission Motoko, which goals to operate equally to sensible glasses, however with out the glasses.
Then there’s Mission 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 the debut units each having a Star Wars theme. Senior Author Amanda Silberling has all the main points right here.
