Cool Tech on Display

January 23, 2025

Allison Singer

ETHAN MILLER—GETTY IMAGES

Each year, people gather at the Consumer Electronics Show to see the latest tech advances. The 2025 event was held in Las Vegas, Nevada, this month. From AI-powered robots to gaming innovations, the ideas on display wowed the crowd. Flying cars? Self-operating construction sites? Twenty-foot-tall digital display spheres (above, from SK Group)? These out-there inventions could one day be part of everyday life.

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