CES 2025annual consumer technology conference in Las Vegas; It has come. TechCrunch reporters bring it to you. Latest Statements and Disclosures At the conference. Today is Press Day. Includes keynotes from the biggest players including Samsung Nvidia Toyota, Sony and more.
below, Here's a list of the biggest announcements from Day 1 of CES.
Samsung is likely to finally release its home robot Ballie.
Samsung's home robot Ballie has been kicking around the CES circuit for half a decade, but now we have it. Rough schedule for launch. Samsung has confirmed that the Ballie is set to hit the market sometime in 2025, although there is still a rough road ahead. Samsung describes the ball-shaped robot as a “personal assistant, autonomously driving around the house to complete a variety of tasks.” and connect to your home's devices.
Cute gadgets and robots from Yukai Engineering
Who doesn't need a super cute robot companion? Yukai Engineer Introducing Mirumi; A fuzzy and descriptive robot that fits in a wallet and “designed to recreate the joyous experience of observing a human baby while trying to interact with them.
The company announced Nekojita FuFu.A tiny robot that blows air on your teacup or soup bowl to cool it down for you.
LG's 'Affectionate Intelligence'
LG has demonstrated ways to interact with your home through AI systems the company has dubbed “affective intelligence.” LG showed how its AI agent, LG FURON, can personalize the user and the home, such as finding temperature controls or letting them know if they should bring an umbrella before leaving the house.
The company owns its home; In addition to mobility and commercial offerings, it also announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft. An expanded cloud gaming experience for Xbox.
AMD has unveiled new chips.
Announced by AMD. New chip list laptops, desktops, and for game consoles. The company says its gaming-focused 9950X3D is 8% faster in popular games than AMD's 7950X3D.
The company is introducing the next generation of Copilot+ PCs, the Ryzen AI 300 series and Ryzen AI Max series, as well as new processors in its Ryzen Z2 series to focus on lightweight gaming.
A robotic lawnmower from John Deere
John Deere revealed. Electric robotic lawnmower The company aims for business-grade landscapes that can run for up to 10 hours and provide 360-degree views.
The mower is quieter than its gas-powered predecessors, but it begs the question of whether the mower will come for human work. The company offers a 5ML garden tractor that can blow crops; It also announced a 9RX tractor for tillage and an autonomous dump truck built for the quarry industry.
Toyota says it's 'looking for rockets'
Toyota has given an update on its ambitious Woven City project, the automaker's planned community at the foot of Mount Fuji that was first announced. At CES 2020. CEO Akio Toyoda taught robotic arms how to fold T-shirts Japanese-style to demonstrate the company's dexterity.
Toyoda also announced as an automaker. “Exploring Rockets” A rocket designed by Japanese spaceflight company Interstellar Technologies was shown, but the chairman did not elaborate on what he meant.
Get a recipe you see on TV.
Samsung Introducing Samsung Food. on Sunday A new feature on its 2025 TV that uses AI to recognize the food you “see” on your screen and create a recipe for it. In addition to recommending recipes; The feature can show the progress of grocery and order deliveries you make through the Samsung Food mobile app.