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CES 2021 Is All About the Robots
Even from a distance, the power, intelligence, and sheer oddness of these robots is impressive
Navigating the all-digital CES 2021 is a lot like chipping away at a monolithic rock, hoping to find a fossil or gem.
Without the ability to walk the long show floor halls or attend the nighttime boil down events that compress the best of the show into a ballroom floor (or two), I’m left to dig through my email and hundreds of links on the inscrutable CES 2021 website.
It’s in these digital buckets and among a few keynotes that I’ve discovered the binary beating heart of robot innovation.
We remain miles away from the Star Wars droids of our dreams, but in new products and functioning concepts, I am finally seeing hints of our Jetsons future.
Samsung got my hopes up with its one-armed and somewhat comically named “Bot Handy.” During the keynote, Samsung showed Bot Handy helping set a dinner table and bring a drink to its owner. Samsung literally described it as “an extra hand.”
