Sony's holding its Technology Day event to show off what it's been working on in its R&D labs, and this year, we got some great visuals of tech the company's been working on. Amidst the rehashes of the PS5's haptics and 3D audio and a demo reel of Sony's admittedly awesome displays for making virtual movie sets, we got to see a robot hand that Sony said could figure out grip strength depending on what it was picking up, a slightly dystopian-sounding "global sensing system," and more. Perhaps the most interesting thing Sony showed off was a headset that featured OLED displays with "4K-per-inch" resolution. While the headset Sony used in its presentation was very clearly something intended for lab and prototype use, the specs Sony laid out for the panels were reminiscent of the rumors swirling around the PlayStation VR 2. They don't exactly line up, though; Sony said the headset it showed off was 8K, given the 4K display per eye, and the PS VR 2 will supposedly only be 4K overall with 2000 x 2040 pixels per eye. Still, it's exciting that Sony is working on VR-focused panels, along with latency reduction tech for them.

Just two months after announcing the Airpeak in a vague press release and equally mysterious video, Sony has shown off its new drone in a virtual CES 2021 presentation. The Airpeak supports Sony's Alpha series of mirrorless cameras and uses AI to keep images steady as it flies through the sky. Sony's drone is designed for "adventurous creators," according to company president and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida. It has four rotors, two landing arms that lift with takeoff, and it all looks mighty sleek in action. The Airpeak will launch in the spring at an undisclosed price point.

Today, Sony announced a new division at the company to focus exclusively on artificial intelligence that will have offices in Japan, the United States, and Europe. Called Sony AI, the new division will initially begin with three'flagship projects' in gaming, imaging and sensing, and gastronomy. The company hasn't specified what exactly these projects will be but a concept video from Sony shows the company's vision for how AI and robotics will change how people eat in the future. The video shows a long kitchen counter top equipped with multiple robotic arms and camera sensors, which observe a human chopping a vegetable. A human enters the kitchen and begins chopping a vegetable.