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CES 2026 gives us a glimpse of the future in science fiction movies: bendable screens, paper-thin television As well as cars and gadgets that can think for themselves while understanding the needs of you and your family.
as NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said, “The ChatGPT moment for physical AI has arrived.”
Everything you see is filled with robots. They roam the show floor, aiding workers and entertaining crowds—from humanoid assistants and furry “cyberpets” to task-specific machines.
Here’s a look back at some of the eye-catching gadgets at CES 2026, the annual tech trade show in Las Vegas:
Star Wars and Lego
LEGO is tapping into fans’ nostalgia this week in a big way with the launch of its latest innovation, Lucasfilm Chief Creative Officer David Filoni and a cast of familiar Star Wars characters, including Chewbacca, R2-D2, C-3PO and the X-Wing pilot.
On Monday, the company launched Lego Smart Play, a new platform built in partnership with Star Wars around connected bricks, tags and specially designed minifigures. These smart bricks are equipped with sensors that detect light and distance and when used together trigger coordinated lights and sounds to make the build come to life.
The platform allows fans to build interactive scenarios, such as space battles or lightsaber duels.
Real buttons are back
Another bit of nostalgia: Clicks Technology is reviving the physical phone keyboard with a magnetic QWERTY model that clips to your phone.
Co-founder Jeff Gadway said the company’s Power Keyboard “is a keyboard for every smart device.”
It features a full QWERTY layout with arrow keys and number rows, a callback to the BlackBerry era of smartphones for those who missed the real buttons. The company says it can also double as a wireless power bank.
LG Wallpaper TV Series Returns
If you’re unfamiliar with CES, know that the show is filled with new TV announcements—some big, some small, and some even transparent. But LG is bringing something different to this year’s CES: an OLED TV that’s just 9mm thick.
The Korean tech company released the OLED evo W6 model of its Wallpaper range ahead of CES, but journalists and industry representatives got their first look at it at the show.
As advertised, the screen displays video nearly edge-to-edge and is very thin (although it doesn’t roll up like its name suggests). As with previous models in its wallpaper range, the input device for the TV is located in a nearby box. LG representatives claim you can seamlessly stream 4K video and audio to the screen. No pricing has been announced yet, but the new TVs will be available in 77-inch and 83-inch sizes.
Stair-climbing vacuum cleaner
Chinese robot vacuum cleaner maker Roborock has launched a vacuum cleaner that grows chicken-like legs to climb up and down stairs. There are some vacuums on the market that can accomplish this feat (there were even a few others at CES), but this one can actually clean the steps in its path.
The new Saros Rover rose and descended slowly in a demo on the showroom floor, but Roborock said it will be able to traverse almost any type of stairwell, including spirals and curved ones. Unfortunately, no release date has been given for the Rover, with the company saying the car is still in development.
Razer takes the smart glasses route with headphones
Gaming tech company Razer brought a very interesting concept to CES, a set of over-ear headphones that largely replicate the functionality of current smart glasses (think Meta’s Ray-Bans).
During the demo, Razer’s moderator asked the AI-powered headset, called Project Motoko, to translate a Japanese restaurant menu into English and even ask it to search for information from the Associated Press.
The headset uses a built-in camera for viewing and takes audio input from a microphone. What AI model is used as the basis for the headset is up to the user, and it sounds like the usual suspects are supported – ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude.
While it’s primarily being developed as a consumer product, Razer did mention that it could be sold to businesses to collect data to train AI models. Razer says consumer data retrieved from the headsets will not be used for training purposes, and enterprise sales will be separated from consumer sales.
Extended reality platform aims to help deal with grief
Do you wish you could have one more phone call with a loved one who died unexpectedly? Or sit down and talk to your younger self? One company is exploring how immersive technology could make something like this possible, at least in part.
VHEX Lab showcased its SITh. Wearing a virtual reality headset, users can talk to an avatar, which responds with voice, nods, smiles and other gestures.
The company, which won a Digital Health Innovation Award at CES, said the platform is designed to help people process grief and find closure, providing an alternative way to grieve.
Personal mobility on autopilot
Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride – that’s exactly what some attendees were doing at the Strutt booth. Curious volunteers sat blindfolded on the robotics company’s new self-driving personal mobility seat, the EV1, which can sense its surroundings and navigate on its own. With the push of a button and a forward lever, the chair guides the rider through a short section of the course, allowing them to circle without the need for any active control.
Tony Hong, CEO and founder of Singapore-based Strutt, told The Associated Press that the chair comes with a full suite of sensors that help it avoid bumps, walls, people and other obstacles and adjust in real time while driving.
Eye-catching “cyberpets” at CES
Allergic to dogs or cats but still craving a furry companion? Chinese tech brand Ollobot has launched a futuristic alternative: a rolling purple “cyberpet” called OlloNi. Part plush toy, part artificially intelligent robot, OlloNi is designed to feel warm and expressive, unlike the stiff, humanoid household robots that often dominate robotics, the company said.
OlloNi uses a neck-mounted screen to make eye contact and loop through thousands of animated expressions designed to reflect human emotions and interactions.
A scratch behind the furry “ears” causes OlloNi’s large digital “eyes” to open with visible joy, which attracts the attention and laughter of passers-by at the show.
Uber Back to robot taxi games
Uber used CES to pull back the curtain on its upcoming robotaxis, giving the public the first look at self-driving vehicles developed by luxury electric car maker Lucid Motors and self-driving technology company Nuro.
Uber calls it its most premium robotaxi yet, with cameras, sensors and radar for 360-degree awareness, and a sleek, low-profile roof “halo” with an LED screen that displays the rider’s initials and ride status. Inside, passengers can customize the temperature, seat heating and music, while on-screen visuals show what the vehicle is seeing and the route it plans to take in real time.
The companies said road testing, led by Nuro, began last month in the San Francisco area and they are working to launch the service by the end of the year.
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Associated Press reporters Aya Diab, Jessica Hill and Ty O’Neil contributed to this report las vegas.