CES 2025: Annual tech conference showcases more robots and AI than ever before
CES 2025, the annual tech trade show with the latest gadgets and gizmos, kicked off its media day on Monday in Las Vegas with driverless tractors, a magic skincare mirror, instant hormone tests and more robots than ever before.The multi-day event, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, welcomed more than 4,500 exhibitors showing off the latest laptops, TVs, wearables and smart home devices — with most featuring artificial intelligence enhancements.One of the toys garnering the early spotlight was a fuzzy, pastel-colored robot named Mirumi that can latch onto objects and swivel its head to look around.Created by Yukai Engineering, the robot is meant to act like a baby – so if you approach too quickly it will duck away.Enchanted Tools showed off its orange Mirokai robot, which it hopes can one day help with elderly care in nursing homes or work in hospitality and customer service roles at hotels, food courts and restaurants.Tombot Inc.
brought its hyper-realistic puppy robots to the show, which are made for elderly individuals or those with health issues who can no longer care for a pet but would enjoy the comfort of a companion.On a more industrial scale, farming giant John Deere rolled out fully autonomous tractors, lawn mowers and dump trucks that seek to solve labor shortages.“When we talk about autonomy, we mean full autonomy,” said Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere.“No one’s in the machine.”Samsung showed off its latest smart TVs – which have gotten a whole lot brainier thanks to artificial intelligence.Its new Frame Pro TV, along with its other 2025 televisions, will be enabled with AI features like Click to Search, which allows viewers to seek out more information on anything they are watching.
For example, those who see a delicious dish on their screen can simply click the button and AI will produce a recipe for the meal.Samsung’s AI-powered TVs also can connect to other smart home devices – providing real...