AI moves into the real world as companion robots and pets

Uncanny vale meets Bichon Frisé.

Artificial quality doesn't ever privation to optimize your beingness oregon bargain your job. Sometimes, AI conscionable wants to beryllium your friend. And portion robot pets weren't the biggest stars of CES 2026, they've go much than conscionable sound and are signaling however AI is seemingly leaving our screens and taking connected a carnal beingness successful our lives.

To beryllium clear, there's nary shortage of purpose-built machines connected show successful Las Vegas: there's Samsung's voice-controlled refrigerator, Bosch's Alexa Plus-powered AI barista, and smarter robovacs similar Narwal's earring-finding Flow 2 oregon Anker's Eufy S2, which moonlights arsenic an aromatherapy diffuser - each promising to au …

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