00:00Nothing says 2026 like robot dogs dancing in unison.
00:08And that's exactly what robot maker Boston Dynamics is showing off at this year's Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, in Las Vegas, one of the world's biggest tech events.
00:18The company says the bots aren't just for show.
00:21Now, our robots have a lot of talent, dancing like K-pop stars, but they are built for a higher purpose, to cooperate, to assist, to co-work, to do hazardous jobs, and many other things for us and with us.
00:37The firm also showed off its new humanoid robots.
00:40Hyundai, the Korean tech giant and carmaker, and Boston Dynamics majority shareholder, says it will begin using the robots in some of its U.S. factories in 2028.
00:49As the trade show opened, keynote speeches focused on physical AI like robots and vehicles.
00:55NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced a new autonomous driving AI in partnership with carmaker Mercedes.
01:01And said NVIDIA's next generation of chips, Verirubin, is already in production.
01:06And if Verirubin is going to be in time for this year, it must be in production by now.
01:14And so today I can tell you that Verirubin is in full production.
01:18Other chip giants also made announcements.
01:21U.S. chipmaker Intel debuted its new Panther Lake CPUs, the first major product to use the company's process known as 18A, a direct competitor to the 2-nanometer process from Taiwan semiconductor giant TSMC.
01:34The first processor built with 18A technology, the most advanced process in the world.
01:42Chipmaker AMD announced new products, including a double-wide 7,000-pound AI data center rack, known as Helios, featuring its newest MI455X chips.
01:53It also announced partnerships with AI, robotics, and space companies.
01:57The through-line of CES's first day is clear.
02:01AI is moving beyond your screen, to your car, to your home, and beyond.
02:06Joseph Wu and Chris Gorin for Taiwan Plus.
02:08It's very thoughtful of you.
02:09It must be.
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