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From Climbing Vacuums to Cyber Pets: Some Highlights of CES 2026

CES 2026 highlighted innovations in AI, robotics, and health tech, including assistive mobility devices and immersive grief therapy, with global companies competing for recognition.

  • On Jan. 6, CES 2026 opened in Las Vegas, with companies worldwide unveiling new technologies and Lifehacker joining CNET and PCMag in awarding Best of CES 2026.
  • The Consumer Electronics Show, often called the industry's powerhouse, is held across venues like the Las Vegas Convention Center and draws media teams covering demos and judging awards throughout the week.
  • On the showroom floor, assistive-device makers displayed cancer-detecting scanners, XRaedo's XR grief-therapy platform, walk-assisting exoskeletons, smart helmets with fall detection and SOS, and mobility tech including wheelchair conversion and Strutt's EV1 chair.
  • Robots roamed the show floor, assisting workers and entertaining crowds with humanoid helpers and task-specific machines, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said `The ChatGPT moment for physical AI is here.`
  • Unusual consumer gadgets ranged from stair-climbing vacuums to cyber pets, while Razer demoed Project Motoko headphones and Uber revealed its robotaxi with Lucid Motors and Nuro, which began on-road testing last month.
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From climbing vacuums to cyber pets: Some highlights of CES 2026

CES 2026 showcased futuristic tech, from paper-thin screens to AI-driven gadgets. Meanwhile, robots were everywhere on the show floor, assisting and entertaining.

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Lifehacker broke the news in on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
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