Video Friday: Robots Are Everywhere at CES 2026
Video Friday: Robots Are Everywhere at CES 2026

Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.ICRA 20…

Acer still won’t tell you the Nitro Blaze handheld release date

Acer spent CES 2026 showing off monitors, laptops, and other hardware in Las Vegas. What it didn’t show was just as telling. There was no sign of the Nitro Blaze handheld gaming PCs it has teased for more than a year. If you’re waiting for the Acer Nit…

This 27-inch QHD monitor hits 610Hz for your fastest games

A 27-inch 1440p LCD panel shown at CES 2026 claims a native 610Hz refresh rate. It also lists 1ms GTG, anti-glare coating, and wide color, but pricing and timing are still unknown.
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TCL brought two of the most exciting flexible screen devices to CES 2026

Motorola revealed a book-style foldable at CES 2026, featuring an 8.1-inch 2K LTPO panel co-developed with TCL CSOT, and it aims to undercut competitors like Google and Samsung.
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Inside CES 2026’s “physical AI” takeover

After years of chatbots and image generators, AI is finally leaving the screen. At CES 2026, that shift became impossible to ignore.  The annual tech showcase in Las Vegas was dominated by “physical AI” and robotics, from Bos…

Twelve South’s wireless charging pad looks like a luxurious leather tabletop accessory

Twelve South’s new Valet wireless charger hides modern charging tech inside a premium leather catchall tray, turning an everyday charging pad into a design-forward tabletop accessory meant to stay on display.
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Here’s What JLab’s New Tiny ANC Earbuds Can Do for You

JLab unveiled ultra-compact ANC earbuds, a refreshed work headset, and new open-ear colour options, focusing on everyday usability, affordability, and modern audio features.
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Rokid is bringing wearable control to smart glasses at a lower cost than Meta

Rokid is pairing its display-free smart glasses with Mudra’s neural wristband to offer wearable, touch-free control at a significantly lower cost than Meta’s smart glasses and Neural Band.
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EverNitro is simplifying the process of crafting silky nitro coffee at CES 2026

Get that silky-smooth nitro coffee at home without the wasteful cartridges with EverNitro.

I watched LG’s new home robot CLOid do laundry but I have questions

CES is always chock-full of robots, and this year electronics giant LG announced a new bot, dubbed CLOid, that it claims will revolutionize household chores (as in, you won’t have to do them anymore).