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AI Sets the Agenda at CES 2026 as Robots, Chips and Robotaxis Take Center Stage

Opening-day announcements signaled AI moving from concept to deployment across chips, robots, autonomous vehicles and smart home devices.

Overview

  • Nvidia unveiled the Vera Rubin supercomputing platform and its Alpamayo open models for autonomous vehicles and robotics, reinforcing a push to power “physical AI.”
  • LG’s CLOiD home robot ran controlled chore demos, Lego made its CES debut with sensor‑equipped Smart Bricks launching in Star Wars sets, and a cohort of humanoid makers — including Unitree, AgiBot, Galbot, Engine AI, Noetix and state‑backed X‑Humanoid — filled the show floor.
  • Hyundai‑owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated Atlas and set a car‑assembly deployment target for 2028 at its Georgia EV plant, with training support from Google DeepMind reported.
  • Commonwealth Fusion Systems said it has installed the first of 18 magnets for its Devens demonstration machine and does not expect a grid‑connected power plant until the next decade.
  • Uber, Lucid and Nuro showed a robotaxi interior now under road testing in San Francisco, with plans to expand service later in 2026.