CES 2026: Sensible Legos, laundry-folding robots, singing sweet and bionic pandas debut at tech fest

CES, the annual shindig for techies in Las Vegas, has kicked off this week with the newest and best in robots, devices and toys coming in 2026.

From laundry-folding robotic butlers to fancy alarm clocks and lollipops that play music in your head, right here’s a rundown of among the high hits from the primary two days of the confab.

A laundry-folding robotic

LG unveiled its tackle the humanoid butler robotic with CLOiD, which it claims will have the ability to load a washer or dryer, stack and fold garments, toast a croissant within the oven and fetch milk from the fridge.

CLOiD – which goals to create a “zero labor dwelling” – boasts two five-fingered palms, absolutely articulated arms that may transfer and bend and the power to talk and mimic facial expressions on its black-screen face. 

However when it took the stage in Vegas, CLOiD took its time — an agonizing 30 seconds to take a towel from Brandt Varner, vp of gross sales and residential home equipment, and throw it into the washer. It did handle to fold a dish rag — which an LG exec gushed was a “holy grail” in dwelling robotics — however we shudder to suppose how lengthy we’d await a load of laundry to get put away.

CLOiD was equally deliberate when it got here to pulling the milk from the fridge, and albeit, we had been a bit involved he was going to drop it. It’s unclear when or if CLOiD might be accessible to buy, although LG signaled a possible to attach the bot to different LG good dwelling units.

This bot can raise 110 kilos

Maybe extra spectacular than CLOiD was “Atlas,” the humanoid bot unveiled this week by Boston Dynamics, the longtime creator of famously creepy robotic canine. The life-size Atlas rose to its toes after slumping on the stage like — nicely, a pile of laundry. It then swiftly strutted across the stage with odd-but-graceful actions that included rotating its torso 360 levels.

The agency claims Atlas can raise as much as 110 kilos, however the bot didn’t do any heavy labor in the course of the demonstration. As a substitute, it waved to the group in a strikingly elegant method that recalled Queen Elizabeth II.

Hyundai plans to deploy Atlas at a producing plant close to Savannah, Ga., by 2028. 

Samsung’s foldable telephone

Samsung’s foldable handheld was one of many buzzier objects to be unveiled at CES. As its title suggests, the Trifold is a cross between a standard smartphone and a pill with three foldable panels – permitting customers to regulate the dimensions of the display screen primarily based on their want and retailer it simply of their pocket. 

Regardless of having the “largest battery Samsung has ever had in a foldable telephone,” the Trifold is simply 3.9 mm thick at its thinnest level. 

The system doesn’t have a US launch date but, however it’s anticipated to value a minimum of $2,500 when it formally hits the market.

Your canine wants a telephone, too

How younger is simply too younger for a cellular phone? What if it’s in canine years?

Now you may cough up $90 for a PetPhone that attaches to your canine or cat’s collar to trace their location, play calming music and even permit two-way telephone calls.

There’s additionally a small digital camera system that homeowners can buy and connect to the PetPhone to allow them to see what their pets see as they roam the home, root by way of the laundry – or nap on the sofa.

With a single faucet within the GlocalMe app, homeowners can name their pets and command them to relax, come dwelling or just say good day. Jack Russell homeowners beware – if the pet jumps thrice in 60 seconds, it may well name its proprietor.

Singing sweet

For a candy deal with and a candy tune on the identical time, strive the LolliPop Star – a lollipop that performs music in your head when you chunk down on the sweet.

It makes use of vibrations from the lollipop stick that go out of your cranium’s bones to your internal ear to create sound that solely you may hear. 

Lava, the corporate behind the musical deal with, is at the moment partnering with three pop artists to make use of their music: providing a peach taste for Ice Spice, blueberry for Akon and lime for Armani White. It plans to launch the candies quickly for $9 a pop.

However there’s no sugarcoating it: social media customers had been fast to mock the outdated bone conduction expertise, which was additionally utilized in kids’s toothbrushes from Hasbro within the early 2000s to play two-minute tunes whereas youngsters brushed their enamel.

Fuzzy bionic pandas

There’s a brand new cuddly robotic companion available on the market: AI-powered bionic panda cub An’An from Thoughts With Coronary heart Robotics. The fuzzy black-and-white bot goals to offer companionship for aged people with cognitive decline or youngsters scuffling with social abilities.

Greater than 10 sensor suites all through the bot assist it reply to human contact, mimicking the habits of an actual panda cub with mild hugs and nudges. It additionally learns to answer particular person voice and behavioral patterns.

An’An additionally comes with a devoted app to handle duties and set reminders – although twiddling with a telephone app won’t be probably the most user-friendly choice for aged sufferers with psychological decline.

A wiser Lego

Lego is trying to push forward into the digital age of play with its Sensible Brick – primarily a whole laptop system squeezed right into a 2×4 Lego Brick. It’s an try by the toy big, recognized for its colourful plastic bricks, to maintain up with the occasions whereas persevering with to supply no-screen play.

The Sensible Brick – which is loaded with a custom-made chip measuring smaller than a single Lego stud – will make its debut March 1 as a part of a brand new Star Wars assortment.

When paired with Sensible Minifigures and Tags, like Minifigs of Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia, the Sensible Brick can add context-appropriate interactive sound and lights to the Lego constructing expertise.

Lego mentioned the battery will work even after years of inactivity, however may be juiced up by wi-fi charging.

Colour-changing sun shades

Right here’s a high-tech tackle Seventies fader sun shades: With these, you don’t want the solar to make the lenses go darkish.

As a substitute, eyewear startup Povec unveiled frames that permit customers to regulate the extent of tint with a contact of the finger. The electrochromic expertise is aimed toward offering flexibility for out of doors athletes like skiers and cyclists once they’re within the parts.

If that appears like a cool look, remember that you can be paying designer costs: Povec advised tech outlet Mashable that the glasses, anticipated to launch in Could, will retail for $250 to $300.

An anti-doomscrolling system

Ambient’s Dreamie is a brand new alarm clock with an LED mild that steadily lightens to a shiny yellow to simulate a dawn, making for a extra calming wake-up expertise – just like the Hatch clock and different dawn alarm clocks available on the market.

However the Dreamie is far smaller than the competitors — it may well match into the palm of your hand. It additionally doesn’t require an app to be used or setup – permitting customers to totally unplug earlier than mattress.

There’s a round touchscreen on one finish of the clock, the place you may set alarms and select from a library of calming music. There’s a built-in speaker, however the clock can be Bluetooth suitable so it may be paired with wi-fi headphones.

Nonetheless, it retails for $249.99, a pricetag that’s richer than rivals by a minimum of $80.