14 Highlights From CES 2025 In AI, Robots, Glasses, Health And More

by Sandy Carter, Forbes

CES 2025, with over 141K attendees, delivered groundbreaking technological innovations, from agentic AI and decentralized systems to health tech and humanoid robotics, all highlighting the future of how we live, work, and experience the world. I started my CES Adventure with Jensen Huang's inspiring keynote and an insightful dinner with Mark Cuban, where we discussed AI, the evolving role of crypto, and his new startup Cost Plus.

This year, CES showcased how AI has evolved from a standalone category into a technology embedded in nearly every innovation on display. From AI-powered window cleaning and health diagnostics to next-gen gaming, video editing, and customer experience tools, AI has become the core driver of transformation across industries.

I also met with dozens of companies, ranging from startups to global enterprises, and one of my biggest insights was clear: AI is no longer just a tool—it's becoming a core part of how businesses operate. Companies are embedding AI into coding, community building, sales, risk management, and even legal and operations.

An interesting takeaway was the rise of Decentralized AI, which addresses two critical challenges in today's AI landscape: data privacy and control over decision-making. By distributing AI processes across blockchain-powered networks, decentralized AI ensures transparency, reduces bias, and guarantees verifiable data integrity. As AI continues to integrate across all sectors, blockchain and AI will both play critical roles.

From Agentic AI breakthroughs to blockchain to futuristic health tech and multitasking robots, here are the top highlights from this year's event:

CES AI House

With over 1500 attendees listening to companies like Snap, SiriusXM, Cox Communications, Alibaba, Zendesk, StitchFix, Altair, BlackRock and more share their best practices and secrets of success. Sponsored by WWT, DEPT, GMI Cloud, FueliX, SoundHound and Tensorwave, it was a brilliant way to focus and share real insights.