A Chinese company founded under a year ago claims its AI-powered robot can perform a task many humans struggle with. It could end up being a big deal.

Robots at CES 2026 are smarter, more helpful and more fun. Here are our favorites so far.

At the 2026 CES technology show in Las Vegas, companies are debuting next-gen robots designed to cook, fold laundry and even interact with people in more human-like ways than ever.

Roborock, a Chinese robotic vacuum cleaner brand, unveiled a concept device with two legs that can climb stairs in people’s homes, a flashy example of efforts to sell ordinary consumers on the idea of home robots.

WIRobotics, a global robotics company co-led by Co-CEOs Yeonbaek Lee and Yongjae Kim, announced the successful conclusion of its participation in CES 2026 Unveiled, held in Las Vegas.

The company, Lyte, emerged from stealth on Monday after raising about $107 million to date from investors including Fidelity Management & Research, Atreides Management, Exor Ventures, Key1 Capital, VentureTech Alliance and a group of private investors led by the Israeli entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz.

On the outskirts of Beijing, young Chinese entrepreneur Cheng Hao sits on an indoor soccer pitch – but this turf isn’t for humans. It’s where engineers working for his start-up, Booster Robotics, train human-like robots to play soccer using artificial intelligence – dribbling,

Beatbot Sora 70 is the first robotic pool cleaner with JetPulse surface skimming and submarine-inspired retrieval technology.

Waymo, the largest purveyor of self-driven transport, says on its website that its robotaxis are “ the embodiment of fully autonomous technology that is always in control from pickup to destination.” Passengers “can sit in the back seat, relax, and enjoy the ride with the Waymo Driver getting them to their destination safely.”

IIT Delhi opens admissions for the third cohort of its Executive Programme in Robotics. This five-month course blends managerial and technical skills, preparing professionals for the rapidly expanding robotics sector in India and globally.

The loud, powerful robot is the latest to come out of Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. Landfills are full of old technology, like flat panel TVs that contain a bunch of materials like gold, silver and some that aren’t produced in the U.S. Getting to those materials isn’t an easy task.