Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026

A Sharpa North robot uses a camera at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. A Sharpa North robot uses a camera at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. ESTLast modified on Fri 9 Jan 2026 10.00 EST This year will be filled with robots that can fold your laundry, pick up objects and climb stairs, fridges that you can command to open by voice, laptops with screens that can follow you around the room on motorised hinges and the reimagining of the BlackBerry phone. Those are the predictions from the annual CES tech show in Las Vegas that took place this week. The sprawling event aims to showcase cutting-edge technology developed by startups and big brands. Many of these fancy developments will be available to actually buy, moving from outlandish concepts to production devices, although some are still limited to costly prototypes.