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Amazon is deepening its push into physical AI with new updates to Ring and Bee, announced at CES 2026. The changes are part of Amazon’s effort to make its devices more responsive to what’s happening around them.
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At CES 2026, Lucid, Nuro, and Uber showed off the production-intent version of their robotaxi, along with a first look at the in-cabin rider experience. The vehicle is based on Lucid’s Gravity SUV and brings together Nuro’s self-driving tech
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Mobileye has announced that it has agreed to acquire Mentee Robotics for $900 million in cash and stock to expand its presence in physical AI. Mentee’s humanoid platform and AI software will be combined with Mobileye’s production infrastructure and autonomy stack.
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RayNeo has closed a new funding round backed by Unicom Innovation Capital and two China Mobile investment arms. The companies represent the country’s largest telecom operators, and the announcement frames this as their first direct investment in consumer AR.
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Google and XREAL have signed a new multi-year agreement to extend their strategic partnership. The deal names XREAL a lead hardware partner for Android XR, building on its collaboration with Project Aura.
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XREAL has partnered with ASUS Republic of Gamers to create the ROG XREAL R1, a pair of spatial gaming glasses revealed at CES 2026. The device combines XREAL’s optical systems and lightweight XR hardware with ROG’s high-performance gaming technology.
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Lumus has unveiled three next-generation waveguides that expand its optical engine lineup for consumer augmented reality eyewear. Debuted at CES 2026, the announcement is headlined by the company’s first geometric waveguide to surpass a 70° field of view called Zoe.
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At CES, NVIDIA announced Alpamayo as a complete open platform for building autonomous vehicles that can handle rare and unpredictable driving situations. The release brings together everything needed to build and test AV systems: an AI model that reasons step by step
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Meta’s Neural Band is evolving into a standalone control system, extending beyond its role with Ray-Ban Display glasses. The company announced the availability of new features that increase the use cases for its glasses. It also showed off
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Boston Dynamics has introduced the productized version of its Atlas humanoid robot with a focus on factory and warehouse automation. The launch brings Atlas out of the lab and into scaled deployment.
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LEGO is introducing a new way to interact with its bricks. Called Smart Play and unveiled at CES 2026, the system uses tiny sensors built into the bricks to react to movement, sound, and touch.
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Zeroth introduced five AI-powered robots at CES 2026, including a compact humanoid for home use and larger systems for commercial tasks.