CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after packed days of press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event.
As has been the case for the past two years at CES, artificial intelligence is at the forefront of many companies’ messages, although the hardware upgrades and oddities that have long defined the annual event still have their place on the show floor and in the accompanying announcements. We’ll collect the biggest reveals and surprises here, though you can still catch our team’s reactions and thoughts on the ground via our live blog here.
Let’s dive right in, starting with some of Monday’s biggest players.
Nvidia Unveils AI Model for Autonomous Vehicles, Showcases Rubin Architecture
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gave an expectedly lengthy presentation at CES, taking a victory lap about the company’s AI-based successes, setting the stage for 2026, and yes, along with some robots.
The Rubin computing architecture, which has been developed to meet the increasing computing demands created by the adoption of artificial intelligence, is set to begin replacing the Blackwell architecture in the second half of this year. It comes with speed and storage upgrades, but our senior AI editor Russell Brandom tackles what sets Rubin apart.
And Nvidia continued its push to revolutionize AI in the physical world by introducing the Alpamayo family of open source AI models and tools to be used by autonomous vehicles this year. This approach, as Senior Reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, reflects the company’s broader efforts to make Android’s infrastructure for general robots.
AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships
AMD President and CEO Lisa Su delivered the first CES keynote, with a presentation that featured contributors such as OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Lei, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain and more.
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Beyond the partner showcases, Senior Reporter Rebecca Szkutak outlined AMD’s approach to extending the reach of artificial intelligence through personal computing using the Ryzen AI 400 series processors.
Boston Dynamics and Google collaborate on Atlas robots
Hyundai’s press conference focused on robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, but the companies revealed they are working with Google’s AI research lab, not competitors, to train and operate existing Atlas robots, as well as a new iteration of Atlas shown on stage. Transportation editor Kirsten Korosec has the full rundown.
Amazon’s AI-focused update with Alexa+ is getting the kind of push you’d expect at CES, with the company launching Alexa.com for Early Access customers who want to use the chatbot through its browsers, along with a similar, revamped bot-focused app. Consumer editor Sarah Perez has the details, along with news on Amazon’s Fire TV refresh and the new Artline TVs, which have their own Alexa+ boost.
On the Ring front, Consumer Reporter Ivan Mehta runs through the many announcements, from fire alerts to an app store for third-party camera integration and more.
Razer joins the AI flood with Project AVA and Motoko
In the past, Razer has been dealing with ridiculous hardware at CES, from laptops with three screens to tactile toy pads and a mask that landed the company with a federal fine. This year, his two attention-grabbing announcements were about Project Motoko, which aims to work similar to smart glasses, but without the glasses.
Then there’s Project AVA, which puts the avatar of an AI companion in your office. We’ll let you watch the concept video for yourself.
The Lego Smart Bricks mark the company’s first appearance at CES
Lego joined CES for the first time to hold a behind-closed-doors showcase of its Smart Play System, which includes bricks, tiles and Minifigures that can all interact with each other and play sounds, with the debut sets both having a Star Wars theme. Senior writer Amanda Silberling has all the details here.
