At CES 2026, 12 companies reveal how AI, robots, and Web3 are redefining personalization through identity, trust, smart products, and human-centered design.

If 2025 had a defining theme for manufacturers, it was uncertainty. Not the abstract kind. The operational kind.

Researchers tested AI on remote freelance projects across fields like game development, data analysis, and video animation. It didn't go well.

Counterpoint says humanoid robots enter a scale-up phase in 2026 after 16,000 installations in 2025, with China leading global adoption.