Overview
- The four-day Las Vegas show drew more than 140,000 attendees and highlighted a shift toward practical AI robotics and smart-home products targeting near-term use.
- LG showed CLOiD performing household tasks such as folding clothes, preparing food and coordinating with the ThinQ ecosystem, positioning it as a capable in-home assistant.
- Hyundai and Boston Dynamics framed the Atlas humanoid as moving toward production with planned integration into company operations, including HMGMA in Georgia, with deployments targeted for the coming years.
- Roborock’s Saros Rover prototype used legs and wheels to climb and clean stairs and reach varying heights, addressing a long-standing limitation of robot vacuums.
- A broad range of devices underscored the trend’s breadth, from Lego’s Smart Bricks with contextual lights and sounds to Clicks’ $399 Communicator phone on preorder, alongside Vivoo’s app-linked sanitary pad that monitors biomarkers and prompts data-privacy scrutiny.