We're not shipping a lot of humanoid robots yet. But shipments are forecast to almost double each year for the next decade.

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

Most robot headlines follow a familiar script: a machine masters one narrow trick in a controlled lab, then comes the bold promise that everything is about to change. I usually tune those stories out.