CES 2018: What the Gadget Fest Looks Like in ‘the Year of A.I.’
Thousands of tech and gadget enthusiasts flooded the Las Vegas Convention Center for the four-day event,
which began on Tuesday, to see the newest electronics that are being introduced on the market.
Yet the clear darling of this year’s show was not a gadget but the growing amount of artificial intelligence software helping these products run.
“It’s the year of A. I.
and conversational interfaces,” said J. P. Gownder, an analyst for Forrester Research.
One robot, Nimbo, top, works as an intelligent security system that can be programmed to patrol specific routes.
Designed by AvatarMind, the $1,500 humanoid robot can remind elders to take medicine or greet children at the door
On an initial walk-through, this year’s CES electronics trade show was reminiscent of years past.
In many booths, signs prominently advertised that products worked with Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa.
