CES 2026 --As robots move from novelty to necessity across factories, warehouses, hospitals, and public spaces, CES 2026 is making one thing clear: visual perception will define the future of robotics.

In December 2025, pillars of the robotics community faced difficult times, industry leaders took new positions, and new robot were released.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and University of Michigan have created the world's smallest fully programmable, autonomous robots: microscopic swimming machines that can independently sense and respond to their surroundings,

The robot is hard to see without a microscope. It’s small enough to rest on the ridge of a fingerprint and can operate in liquid for months. Inside this speck is a functioning computer, a sensor, and a motor—integrated into a single machine that can sense its surroundings and change its behavior on its own.

The unveiling of LG's CLOiD -- an AI-powered home robot designed to perform a slew of household chores -- is a first for a major consumer appliance brand.

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Japanese startup Ludens AI is showing off two extremely adorable robot companions at CES 2026: Cocomo and Inu.