CES 2025 Technology: The First Wave Unveiled

The first wave of CES technology was unveiled Sunday night, featuring connected things that move, creative uses of robotics and AI commonly noted as being part of products.

There were several electric skateboard products, a common mobile product at CES. 

For example, an electric skateboard shown by SQ-Motors can carry a rider at speeds of up to 50 mph. The $3,000 mobile machine also can be converted for use on snow by the addition of a track in the front and skis at the back.

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Not many drones were featured, but it is early in the rollout of new products at CES. One featured was the YelloScan drone used for water exploration. While the drone does not go into the water, it carries lidar sensors so the drone can be used for underwater exploration and ground topography, as it zooms over coastlines.

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On the industrial front, the Hong Kong Center for Construction Robotics featured a rebar tying robot, which can be used for infrastructure construction and prefabricated factories. The robot contains autonomous identification and positioning, automatic obstacle avoidance and automatic track changes. As expected, the system has remote monitoring.

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There were numerous showings of clever uses of robotics, which have been getting more lifelike over time.

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Tombot introduced Jenny, a cute, robotic Labrador retriever puppy with interactive sensors, voice commands, real puppy sounds and a free smartphone app so its owner can name its puppy. The robotic puppy was designed to provide realistic, pet-like companionship for seniors coping with dementia, cognitive impairment or other mental challenges.

Adding to the prominence of AI at CES, Rokid featured AI interpreter earbuds, and adding the coming wave of hand motion innovation, Neural Lab showed its Apple Vision, which allows motion control using any camera.

Smart home technology, expected to again be a main feature at CES, includes the SwitchBot multitasking robot, and the Revol smart crib from Bosch.

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Staples at every CES are massage chairs, such as the new 733 from Bodyfriend, new locks from Schrage, such as the new Arrive Smart lock, and the robotic pool skimmer like the Beatbot.

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Humanoid robots are expected to be a hit at this CES, and one from Enchanted Tools drew crowds attending Sunday night, as the robot focused on specific people watching it.

This was just a small sampling of what is coming at this CES.