LAS VEGAS Artificial intelligence was the undisputed theme at CES 2025 on Monday as Samsung and other tech heavyweights touted a bevy of gadgets and gizmos that included driverless tractors, a magic skincare mirror, instant hormone tests and more robots than ever before.
The multi-day event, organized by the Consumer Technology Association, welcomed more than 4,500 exhibitors showing off the latest laptops, TVs, wearables and smart home devices with most featuring AI enhancements.
Samsung unveiled a roadmap for what it dubbed Home AI that promised to connect household devices from computers and TVs to refrigerators and even dishwashers on one smart network capable of responding to the voices of individual residents and anticipating their needs, according to executives.
Home AI will know when youve fallen asleep watching a movie and turn off the lights, said Jonathan Gabrio, head of Samsungs Connected Experience Center. Or after youve blow-dried your hair, it will be able send in a robot vacuum to do a targeted clean. If youre away, it will keep you updated on your pets, just like a video diary.
TheSouth Korean electronics giantalso delivered a long-awaited launch window for its smart AI companion Ballie, which will come out in the first half of 2025 after a drip-feed of updates on its development in recent years.
Elsewhere, Samsung showed off its latest smart TVs which have gotten a whole lot brainier thanks to AI.
Its new Frame Pro TV, along with its other 2025 televisions, will be enabled with AI features like Click to Search, which allows viewers to seek out more information on anything they are watching. For example, those who see a delicious dish on their screen can simply click the button and AI will produce a recipe for the meal.
Samsungs AI-powered TVs also can connect to other smart home devices providing real-time safety alerts. They can even play a summary of your pets bad behavior when you return home.
The company also unveiled a magic mirror that can help fine-tune your skincare game.
The Micro LED Beauty Mirror scans your face using AI to analyze your wrinkles, pores, redness and melanin.
A check mark graphic indicates youre doing fine, while a red exclamation mark next to a category shows you need improvement but the mirror immediately recommends a skincare product to take your routine to the next level. For now, the mirror only pushes products from Amorepacific, a leading Korean beauty brand.
As for robots, there were several showcased Monday. One that garnered the early spotlight was a fuzzy, pastel-colored robot named Mirumi that can latch onto objects and swivel its head to look around. Created by Yukai Engineering, the robot is meant to act like a baby so if you approach too quickly it will duck away.
Enchanted Tools showed off an orange Mirokai robot, which it hopes can one day help with elderly care in nursing homes or work in hospitality and customer service roles at hotels, food courts and restaurants.
Tombot Inc. brought its hyper-realistic puppy robots to the show, which are made for elderly individuals or those with health issues who can no longer care for a pet but would enjoy the comfort of a companion.
On a more industrial scale, farming giant John Deere rolled out fully autonomous tractors, lawn mowers and dump trucks that seek to solve labor shortages.
When we talk about autonomy, we mean full autonomy, said Jahmy Hindman, chief technology officer at John Deere. No ones in the machine.
Meanwhile, Dell showcased a new computer monitor with a camera that tracks your head movements so it can beam audio directly to your ears a potential new favorite for gamers.
As it directs audio toward each of your ears, it will block sound at the opposite ear the same method used in noise-canceling headphones.
There are also a number of smart devices aimed at improving your health.
Eli Health introduced its Hormometer, a one-step, at-home testing system that can measure your cortisol and progesterone levels.
The test which looks similar to a pregnancy or COVID test, with a small window that reads your results requires a small saliva sample.
After sticking the cartridge in your mouth for one minute, you can use your phone camera to read the tests results based on color intensity and patterns.
Elis app then provides personalized recommendations based on your results related to stress, sleep, athletic performance and fertility.
Additional reporting by Taylor Herzlich