Robots at CES rarely provide a perfect snapshot of current commercial viability, but they offer an invaluable look into the R&D strategies of the world’s top tech giants. This year’s floor was dominated by eccentric machines that blurred the line between novelty and functionality. From AI-powered butlers to hyper-flexible automatons, these prototypes reveal where companies are placing their bets for the next decade of automation.
While some displays felt like glorified publicity stunts, the underlying technology showed significant leaps in sensor fusion, LLM integration, and mobility. If you want to see the future of human-machine interaction, you have to look past the gimmicks. The memorable weirdness of these units often highlights the growing ambition of the industry to move beyond rigid industrial arms into fluid, collaborative roles.
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