Hyundai Motor Group made a surprise announcement at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, disclosing plans to have Boston Dynamics-built robots do important work in automobile manufacturing. Executives laid forth a strategy for spreading humanoid robotics across manufacturing lines, beginning small and building up large.
At CES 2026, HP reinvented the traditional keyboard, changing it into a really capable all-in-one device. Most all-in-one computers hide everything behind a large screen, leaving a separate keyboard and mouse on your desk to clutter things up. HP took the other approach with the EliteBoard G1a Next Gen AI PC, which incorporates everything a Windows desktop requires within the keyboard itself.
At CES 2026, NVIDIA announced a significant breakthrough: they created self-driving vehicles capable of navigating extremely difficult roads with little to no human intervention. It’s all centered around their DRIVE platform, which is currently powering real-world automobiles and laying the groundwork for substantial automation.
Many people use wearables solely to track their runs, walks, or gym sessions, rather than getting bogged down in the continual stream of phone notifications or app madness. Amazfit nails this with the Active 2, a simple round smartwatch that is priced at $84.99 (was $99.99) and prioritizes fitness tracking over all the other extras.
ASUS’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) division has just revealed a pair of augmented reality glasses designed exclusively for gamers who want to see a large screen without having to tote a gigantic monitor around. The ROG Xreal R1 glasses, developed in collaboration with Xreal, a company known for its consumer AR hardware, provide a virtual display right while still allowing you to see your surroundings.
LG revealed their all-new home robot CLOiD at the 2026 CES conference, with the clear goal of freeing up some of those precious hours that we all wish we had more of, you know, the ones that are consumed by all of the chores. This compact machine, CLOiD, was basically created to handle the most monotonous tasks so you don’t have to.
A completely new chess variant has emerged, flipping the game on its head by modifying the playing surface. Manny, who runs the YouTube channel mannymakes, has constructed a playable version of chess utilizing hyperbolic space and posted it on his website mchess[.]io, where players can compete against another human or a quite capable AI opponent.
Electric motorcycles have grown in popularity over the years, offering the quiet operation and rapid power you’d expect. To be honest, most models simply lack the range to keep up with longer trips when compared to fire-breathing gas-powered bikes, but Verge Motorcycles of Finland intends to change that with the release of their new TS Pro. This bike is powered by a solid-state battery that charges at an incredible rate, resulting in some serious game-changing competition.
