This year’s show wasn’t focused on better screens or smarter apps. It was more about machines doing real work in human spaces. CES 2026 made something unmistakable: AI is stepping out of the screen and entering the physical world. On the floor, robotics and physical AI systems have stopped being framed as futuristic demos or curiosities. They folded laundry. Prepared breakfast. Navigated kitchens. And negotiated stairs. Ordinary tasks (for you and me), performed competently, without a hidden...