🏴‍☠️ CES 2026: Robots, Drones, and Rollable Screens

Someday gear, on shelves

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Captain YAR
January 16, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 8 minutes

I used to treat CES as a museum of “someday.” You watch a demo, you clap, and nothing changes in your week. This year felt different. The distance between a prototype and something you can buy is shrinking fast. The weird part is how normal it starts to feel after 10 minutes. By the end, you catch yourself thinking, “Wait, why don’t I already have this?”

What grabbed me at CES 2026 is the shift from shiny concepts to refined tools that solve specific problems.

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The New Era of Visuals: “Fly First, Frame Later” and Pocket 3D

The Antigravity A1 feels like a cheat code for anyone who has tried to fly a drone and frame a perfect shot at the same time. It captures 8K 360 footage, then lets you pick angles later, so the flight stays simple and the edit gets powerful. CES even gave it an Innovation Award.

Why this matters:

  • Fly first, then “reframe” later, pulling multiple shots from one flight.

  • A 360 view plus goggles can make piloting feel more like exploring than operating a camera.

If you want the specs and visuals, jump to the CES listing and the Antigravity A1 page.

On the “screens in your pocket” side, Xreal’s 1S glasses are aiming for frictionless immersion: plug in, project a huge virtual display, and go. The standout is “Real 3D,” which converts regular 2D video into 3D using Xreal’s on-board chip. It will not wow you on every clip, but when it hits, it is a fun upgrade.

For a quick demo and the fine print: The Verge hands-on and Xreal’s page.

Autonomous Mobility: From Wheelchairs to Robot Taxis

The most heartwarming moment at the show was autonomy used for independence, not spectacle. Strutt’s ev¹ is pitched as a smart everyday vehicle that can navigate around you with sensors and let you tap a destination.

Two quick reality checks for any autonomous mobility device:

  • Does it handle cluttered indoor spaces gracefully?

  • When something unexpected happens, do you feel more in control or less?

Watch the product in motion on Strutt’s ev¹ page, then read New Mobility’s hands-on test.

On the city scale, robotaxis are also graduating from “pilot project” to “normal option.” Waymo says it served over 14 million trips in 2025 alone. Zoox is going with a pod-like robotaxi that has no steering wheel or pedals, and face-to-face seating.

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The Humanoid Robot Surge and Shapeshifting Laptops

Humanoid robots were everywhere, and the vibe was honest: the bodies are getting capable, the coordination is still learning. LG’s CLOiD can do chores like folding laundry, but the demo speed was a reminder that “helpful at home” is a harder problem than it looks.

Hyundai posted a CES short with Atlas making its debut.

Finally, Lenovo’s Legion Pro Rollable concept stole the show. It starts as a normal 16-inch laptop, then the OLED screen expands horizontally into an ultrawide workspace, a clever answer to “I need more screen” without carrying a monitor.

If you want to see the footage of that robot face-planting or the drone in action, you definitely need to watch the full video!

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