CES 2026: Every thing revealed, from Nvidia’s debuts to AMD’s new chips to Razer’s AI oddities

[ad_1] CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the present ground open to the general public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled occasion.

As has been the case for the previous two years at CES, AI is on the forefront of many corporations’ messaging, although the {hardware} upgrades and oddities which have lengthy outlined the annual occasion nonetheless have their place on the present ground and in adjoining bulletins. We’ll be amassing the most important reveals and surprises right here, although you may nonetheless catch the spur-of-the-moment reactions and ideas from our group on the bottom through our reside weblog proper right here.

Let’s dive proper in, beginning with a few of Monday’s largest gamers.

Nvidia reveals AI mannequin for autonomous automobiles, showcases Rubin structure

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered an expectedly prolonged presentation at CES, taking a victory lap for the corporate’s AI-driven successes, setting the stage for 2026, and sure, hanging out with some robots.

The Rubin computing structure, which has been developed to satisfy the rising computation calls for that AI adoption creates, is set to start changing Blackwell structure within the second half of this 12 months. It comes with pace and storage upgrades, however our Senior AI Editor Russell Brandom goes into the nitty-gritty of what distinguishes Rubin.

And Nvidia continued its push to deliver the AI revolution into the bodily world, showcasing its Alpamayo household of open-source AI fashions and instruments that shall be utilized by autonomous automobiles this 12 months. That method, as Senior Reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, mirrors the corporate’s broader efforts to make its infrastructure the Android for generalist robots.

AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su delivered the primary keynote of CES, with a presentation that featured companions together with OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Lei, Luma AI CEO Amit Jain, and extra.

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Past the companion showcases, Senior Reporter Rebecca Szkutak detailed AMD’s method towards increasing the attain of AI by way of private computer systems utilizing its Ryzen AI 400 Collection processors.

Boston Dynamics and Google companion on Atlas robots

Hyundai’s press convention targeted on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, however the corporations revealed that they’re working with Google’s AI analysis lab reasonably than opponents to coach and function current Atlas robots, in addition to a brand new iteration of Atlas that was proven on stage. Transportation Editor Kirsten Korosec has the complete rundown.

Amazon’s AI-centric replace with Alexa+ is getting the type of push you’d count on at CES, with the corporate launching Alexa.com for Early Entry clients trying to make use of the chatbot through its browsers, together with an analogous, revamped bot-focused app. Shopper Editor Sarah Perez has the main points, together with information on Amazon’s revamp to Hearth TV and new Artline TVs, which have their very own Alexa+ push.

On the Ring entrance, Shopper Reporter Ivan Mehta runs by way of the numerous bulletins, from fireplace alerts to an app retailer for third-party digicam integration, and extra.

Razer joins the AI deluge with Venture AVA and Motoko

Prior to now, Razer has been all about ridiculous {hardware} at CES, from three-screen laptops to haptic gaming cushions and a masks that landed the corporate a federal high-quality. This 12 months, its two attention-grabbing bulletins had been for Venture Motoko, which goals to perform equally to good glasses, however with out the glasses.

Then there’s Venture AVA, which places the avatar of an AI companion in your desk. We’ll allow you to watch the idea video for your self.

Lego Good Bricks mark the corporate’s first CES look

Lego joined CES for the primary time to carry a behind-closed-doors showcase of its Good Play System, which consists of bricks, tiles and Minifigures that may all work together with one another and play sounds, with the debut units each having a Star Wars theme. Senior Author Amanda Silberling has all the main points right here.