The weirdest tech we have seen at CES 2026 thus far

CES is a launchpad for severe tech, but it surely’s additionally the place corporations proudly unveil units that make you cease mid-scroll and whisper, “Wait, this is real?” We’ve been retaining a operating record of the strangest, funniest and most unexpectedly compelling devices we’ve noticed in Las Vegas, from lavatory computer systems to robots that appear to be they escaped a Pixar pitch assembly.

Also, make sure you try our record of the most effective CES tech we noticed this 12 months on the present.

Dreame Cyber X robotic vacuum

Robot vacuums is usually a little unsettling already, however Dreame’s Cyber X takes it up a degree by sprouting chunky treaded “legs” and hauling itself up a full staircase like a tiny cleansing tank. In individual, it navigated each up and down with stunning confidence, utilizing its treads horizontally reasonably than really stepping. The vacuum itself docks contained in the climbing rig, so it’s extra about getting your bot to the subsequent ground than scrubbing the steps, which nonetheless appears like a good commerce if you happen to hate hauling home equipment round.

OlloBot

CES loves a companion robotic, however OlloBot could be the primary one we’ve met that’s half cyber pet, half penguin, half ET and by some means comes with a heat, furry, telescoping neck. Its “face” is mainly a pill for expressions, pictures and messages, and it’s meant to evolve a character over time based mostly on how your family interacts with it. Bonus: its recollections dwell in a detachable heart-shaped module, so if the physique breaks, you possibly can (theoretically) transplant your robotic’s soul into a brand new shell.

ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo

Dual screens on a laptop computer aren’t new, however ASUS cramming two 16-inch OLED panels right into a gaming pocket book is the sort of chaotic CES vitality we respect. The Zephyrus Duo makes use of a removable keyboard and a built-in kickstand so you possibly can stack screens, unfold out, or usually organize your transportable battle station nevertheless you want. It’s hefty, it’s formidable and it virtually definitely gained’t be low cost — however if you happen to’ve ever needed your gaming rig to moonlight as a two-screen creator setup, that is the loudest attainable approach to do it.

Throne rest room pc

Throne is a toilet-mounted computer that makes use of cameras and microphones to research your bowel actions, which is a sentence we didn’t count on to sort this week. Designed to determine a private “baseline” to your lavatory habits, it goals to flag modifications that would point out digestive or metabolic points, together with for folks on GLP-1 medicine. We can’t communicate to its effectiveness but… but when information is energy, this factor may know manner an excessive amount of.

Vivoo Hygienic FlowPad sensible menstrual pad

Vivoo checked out at-home well being monitoring and determined the toilet was nonetheless underutilized. Alongside its clip-on smart toilet that analyzes your hydration by actually monitoring your pee, the corporate additionally unveiled a menstrual pad infused with microfluidics that may monitor fertility and hormone markers when you scan it together with your cellphone. It’s a daring reminder that CES 2026 is absolutely dedicated to quantifying the whole lot — even the stuff we’d reasonably not focus on over brunch.

Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable

Lenovo’s Legion Pro Rollable is what occurs when a gaming laptop computer decides it needs to be a widescreen monitor mid-match. Its 16-inch show can bodily broaden sideways into ultra-wide codecs, turning flight sims and racing video games into full cockpit experiences on the press of a few keys. It’s impractical, faintly ridiculous and completely the sort of CES idea we hope survives lengthy sufficient to flee the demo ground.

Lenovo ThinkBook XD Rollable

If the Legion Pro Rollable is extreme, the ThinkBook XD Rollable is philosophically complicated. Its versatile show doesn’t simply develop taller, it wraps over the lid to create a “world-facing” display screen for folks sitting throughout from you, which feels both futuristic or deeply pointless relying in your temper and scenario (possibly that is the proper system for lodge check-ins and different factors of sale?). Still, it’s a stunning piece of {hardware} theater and proof Lenovo is decided to roll screens onto each floor it may attain.

OhDoki Handy 2 Pro

OhDoki’s Handy 2 Pro arrived at CES with one clear message: extra energy, fewer limits and completely no chill. The upgraded intercourse toy mannequin cranks battery life as much as 5 hours and unlocks a Turbo mode so aggressive it was described as “overclocked,” which isn’t a time period we anticipated to listen to on this class. It also can cost your cellphone, as a result of apparently even pleasure tech must justify itself with productiveness.

iPolish

iPolish lastly made Total Recall nail tech actual, minus the dystopia and Schwarzenegger. These press-on acrylic nails use an electrical cost to change between a whole bunch of colours in seconds, letting you modify your manicure as usually as your outfit. It’s delightfully impractical, surprisingly reasonably priced and probably the most convincing argument but for treating your nails like a customizable show.

Hisense S6 FollowMe show

Despite the title, Hisense’s FollowMe doesn’t really observe you in any respect. It’s a 32-inch 4K sensible show on wheels that you just manually drag from room to room, delivering robust TV-and-VCR-on-a-cart vitality, simply with Wi-Fi 6, a built-in digital camera, far-field mics and a 10-hour battery. It gained’t decide you, chase you or demand consideration, which could make it one of many least emotionally exhausting sensible shows at CES.

GE Profile Smart Fridge

If you’ve ever purchased a “just in case” bag of spinach and found three extra at dwelling, GE’s newest sensible fridge needs to be your grocery actuality examine. A digital camera within the crisper information what’s inside, whereas a built-in barcode scanner within the water dispenser can add objects to your buying record with a fast wave, no app fumbling required. The AI bits are largely there to reply sensible questions like “Where’s my water filter?” which is probably the most convincing argument we’ve heard for placing a voice assistant on a fridge.

L’Oréal LED eye masks

L’Oréal’s magnificence tech lineup contains an LED eye masks that appears delightfully ridiculous in one of the best ways: ultra-thin, semi-transparent silicone with seen microcircuitry that makes it really feel like sci-fi skincare. The firm says it exactly controls pink and near-infrared wavelengths in 10-minute periods, and it’s engaged on a companion serum so your pores and skin doesn’t really feel prefer it’s been not noted to dry.