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The tech industry’s biggest show of the year, CES, kicks off on Jan. 6 under the bright lights of Las Vegas.

Companies big and small will take over the famed Strip and Las Vegas Convention Center, debuting their latest and greatest offerings, and a good helping of fly-by-night products that’ll never see the light of day.

While the show officially begins on Jan. 6, the festivities start a few days earlier with events like CES Unveiled and press conferences featuring Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang and AMD (AMD) CEO Lisa Su. And that means you can expect artificial intelligence to be front and center at the trade show.

That will include everything from AI-focused PCs to new chips. But robots are looking like they’ll steal the spotlight in 2026.

“​Every year CES has a theme. And sometimes you don't know what it is until you get to the show, and everybody's talking about it” explained Kinsey Fabrizio, president of the Consumer Technology Association trade organization, which runs CES.

“But we can tell you right now, robotics is going to be talked about … big time at CES.”