Every tech category has its moment, and for robots, that moment was CES 2026. There were dozens of humanoid robots (and a fair number of vacuum robots that grew legs) turning the tech event into a sort of carnival of inhuman oddities.
There were boxing robots, card-playing robots, ping-pong-playing robots, dancing robots, robots that did the laundry, bots that sorted parts, and robots wearing elaborate costumes. It was an eye-popping and extraordinary display of engineering and AI-based training.
