The Circuit Ep 148: All the Happenings from CES 2026!
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Jan 12, 2026 Discover the buzzing highlights from CES 2023, featuring groundbreaking robotics and innovative AI infrastructure. Fans of tech will love the discussion on AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel, including AMD's Helios system and Intel's Panther Lake momentum. The hosts dive into the challenges of memory supply constraints and the evolving role of CPUs and DPUs in modern computing. Autonomy in vehicles gets a critical examination, and the exciting showcase of robotics, from exoskeletons to dexterous robotic hands, leaves listeners captivated.
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Surprising Viral Moment At CES
- Ben Bajarin's tweet unexpectedly went viral with 3.6 million views after posting a photo of an HP keyboard computer.
- He had earlier posted photos of the Vera Rubin rack and the iPhone Air, but the keyboard photo outperformed them all.
Robotics Emerged As CES Theme
- CES showed a clear theme this year: robots and robotic hands dominated many booths and demos.
- Jay Goldberg and Ben Bajarin both flagged robotics as the standout trend compared with prior, more diffuse CES shows.
Vera Rubin Emphasizes Rack Modularity
- NVIDIA announced Vera Rubin and emphasized modularity and serviceability at the rack level.
- They designed fresh chips across CPU, GPU, DPUs and co‑packaged optics to optimize AI workloads from the ground up.