CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed few days filled with press conferences from Nvidia, Sony and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event.
As has been the case for the past two years at CES, AI is at the forefront of many companies’ announcements, although the hardware upgrades and oddities that have long defined the annual event still have their place on the show floor and in adjacent announcements. We’re rounding up the biggest reveals and surprises here, though you can still catch the spur-of-the-moment reactions and thoughts from our team on the ground via our live blog right here.
Let’s dive right in, starting with some of Monday’s biggest players.
Nvidia unveils AI model for autonomous vehicles, shows Rubin architecture
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered an expectedly lengthy presentation at CES, taking a victory lap for the company’s AI-driven successes, setting the stage for 2026, and yes, hang out with some robots.
The Rubin computing architecture, developed to meet the increasing computational demands created by AI adoption, is set to begin replacing the Blackwell architecture in the second half of this year. It comes with speed and storage upgrades, but our senior AI editor Russell Brandom goes into the nitty-gritty of what makes Rubin stand out.
And Nvidia continued its push to bring the AI ​​revolution into the physical world, showcasing its Alpamayo family of open source AI models and tools that will be used by autonomous vehicles this year. The approach, Senior Reporter Rebecca Bellan notes, reflects the company’s broader efforts to turn its infrastructure into Android for generalist bots.
AMD’s keynote highlights new processors and partnerships
AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su delivered the first keynote of CES with a presentation that featured partners including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, AI legend Fei-Fei Lei, Luma AI Director Amit Jain and more.
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In addition to the partner showcases, Senior Reporter Rebecca Szkutak described AMD’s approach to expanding the reach of AI through personal computing using the Ryzen AI 400 series processors.
Boston Dynamics and Google collaborate on Atlas robots
Hyundai’s press conference focused on its robotics partnerships with Boston Dynamics, but the companies revealed that they are working with Google’s AI research lab rather than competitors to train and operate existing Atlas robots, as well as a new iteration of Atlas that was shown on stage. Transport editor Kirsten Korosec has the full overview.
Amazon’s AI-centric update with Alexa+ is getting the kind of push you’d expect at CES, where the company is launching Alexa.com for Early Access customers who want to use the chatbot through its browsers, along with a similar, revamped bot-focused app. Consumer editor Sarah Perez has the details, along with news about Amazon’s revamp to Fire TV and new Artline TVs, which have their own Alexa+ push.
On the Ring front, Consumer Reporter Ivan Mehta runs through the many announcements, from fire alarms to an app store to third-party camera integration and more.
Razer joins the AI ​​flood with Project AVA and Motoko
In the past, Razer has been all about ridiculous hardware at CES, from triple-screen laptops to haptic gaming pads and a mask that landed the company with a federal fine. This year, its two attention-grabbing announcements were for Project Motoko, which aims to function similarly to smart glasses, but without glasses.
Then there’s Project AVA, which puts an AI companion avatar on your desktop. We’ll let you see the concept video for yourself.
Lego Smart Bricks marks the company’s first CES appearance
Lego joined CES for the first time to hold a behind-closed-doors showcase of its Smart Play System, which includes bricks, tiles and minifigures that can all interact with each other and play sounds, with the debut sets both having a Star Wars theme. Senior writer Amanda Silberling has all the details here.