Tech that helps people outshone AI hype at CES 2026
AI dominated CES marketing, with many "AI-enabled" consumer devices overstating capabilities while autonomy and domestic robots remain immature and privacy concerns persist.
This laundry-folding robot startup swears it's for real
A lamp-shaped laundry-folding robot concept drew millions of views and over 1,000 preorders based solely on a simulated demo, signaling strong demand for domestic robots.