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On the Floor with Core: Our CES 2018 Experience

By Emily Suzuki - February 1, 2018

Core77 Design Lounge at CES Our CES design lounge featured both hot coffee and hot conversation with industrial designers Fred Bould, Chris Murray, Pip Tompkin, and Jordon Nollman! Core77 1 of 127

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Core77 Design Awards Booth We had a booth in the Design & Source Pavilion showcasing past Core77 Design Awards winners. Core77 3 of 127

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Ford's Booth Ford's CES Booth included autonomous pizza delivery vehicles set to this sweet moving backdrop. Core77 5 of 127

Autonomous Pizza Delivery A look at Ford's partnership with Domino's for self-driving pizza delivery. Core77 6 of 127

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Ojo Electric Vehicles In addition to autonomous pizza delivery vehicles, Ford was showing these neat Ojo Electric scooters. Core77 10 of 127

Ojo Electric Vehicles Each scooter is bike lane friendly, includes an onboard charger and has a 25 mile range on a single charge. Core77 11 of 127

Ojo Electric Vehicles Also no license required! Core77 12 of 127

Razer's Project Linda Laptop Razer unveiled this laptop that'spowered entirely by a Razer Phone. This really puts our phones' power to the test - notice how the phone rests where a trackpad would typically be. Core77 13 of 127

Polaroid's Booth Polaroid's booth featured a few wacky photo ops, including this huge replica of their OneStep 2 camera. Core77 14 of 127

Solos Performance Smart Cycling Glasses Solos' smart glasses designed for cyclists let you learn and track your performance data as you ride. Core77 15 of 127

SKIATE SNOWMONS participated in this year's CES to try to gain access to the US market. They're proposing 'SKIATE' a new way to enjoy the snow—kind of a mixture between skiing and ice skating. Core77 16 of 127

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Maava Maava, the glam robotic assistant, was all over CES shoving iPads in your face and reciting the weather. If there was ever a doubt that robotics is a male-dominated field, take a look at this form factor. Core77 19 of 127

Linksys' Cool Booth Design Sometimes booth designs were more exciting than the exhibiting tech! Core77 20 of 127

Motorola MotoMods Motorola was showing off their modular phone attachments, which are each in collaboration with an outside company. Here is the Polaroid Insta-Share Printer, which allows you to print Polaroid photos directly from your phone. Core77 21 of 127

Motorola MotoMods And here's their smart speaker attachment, which works in collaboration with Amazon Alexa. 22 of 127

Joule (sous vide) This Alexa-enabled cooking aid attaches to almost any container or pot - then all you need to get cooking is a ziplock bag and water. Core77 23 of 127

Nissan LEAF This electric car form Nissan caught the attention received a CES Innovation Award for Tech for a Better World. Core77 24 of 127

Hwatec's Jetting Device Hwatec's Digital Curved Surface Micro-droplet Jetting Device received a CES Innovation Award for 3D Printing. It is the world's first 3D printer that can print on any curved surface. Core77. 25 of 127

R-PUR This anti-pollution mask is the first of its kind to be designed for two wheelers users. Its performance outdoes some of the highest air-pollution masks but still remains (somewhat) stylish. It received a CES innovation award for Tech for a Better World. Core77 26 of 127

PiLOT HUD This navigation system received a CES Innovation award for In-Vehicle Audio-Video. Core77 27 of 127

Beauty Platform Conway Co.'s Beauty Platform is a platform that houses a smart mirror and a couple favorite cosmetics. It received a CES Innovation Award for Smart Home. Beauty Platform fits within the trend of connected beauty devices we noticed throughout all of CES. Core77 28 of 127

Motorola Sphere+ 2-in-1 Bluetooth Speaker and Headphones This clever set-up allows you to dock your headphones in a bluetooth speaker. It won a CES Innovation Award for Headphones. Core77 29 of 127

eliumstudio's MiLiFi Lamp This lamp is LiFi connected to bring you secure, fast and strong access to the internet. MiLiFi wone two CES Innovation awards—one for Tech for a Better World and one for Smart Cities. Here's more info on LiFi technology because, no, we didn't just misspell WiFi. Core77 30 of 127

Eyesee Drone This inventory drone is designed to automate the process of taking inventory in warehouses. It won a CES Innovation Award for Robotics and Drones. Core77 31 of 127

IBM's Quantum Computer It was very exciting to see IBM's 50-Qubit Quantum Computer on display at CES. Core77 32 of 127

IBM's Quantum Computer It looks more like a techie's dream chandelier than a computer. Core77 33 of 127

Fossil Smart Watches Fossil debuted a wide range of smart watches at the show —we thought the interfaces were particularly interesting when looked at from afar. Here's a more in-your-face option, but there were more subtle ones as well. Core77 34 of 127

Kate Spade Smart Watches Kate Spade's smart watches were more on the understated side. Small design details reminded you of the Kate Spade brand, and their design team even created a new set of graphics to keep consistent with branding through tech. Core77 35 of 127

3M Medical Adhesives 3M's booth was showing off various uses of their medical adhesives. Core77 36 of 127

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Volocopter Volocopter was showing off their concept for a flying car at this year's show. Core77 38 of 127

Volocopter Basically, it functions like a giant drone that can bring you around places. Core77 39 of 127

Volocopter Sitting inside this thing was frightening—I'm not sure I'm ready for this future vision to come to life just yet. Core77 40 of 127

Humanscale Sit-stand office solutions were clearly on the minds of the Humanscale team! They were showing a few options at their booth—some permanent, others removable. Core77 41 of 127

Toyota Concept-i and Concept-i RIDE Toyota's Concept-i range has now expanded. Core77 42 of 127

Toyota Concept-i Concept-i is Toyora's attempt at making a friendly car UX—more of a companion than a chauffeur. Core77 43 of 127

Toyota Concept-i The driver is still in control of Concept-i, but the car uses biometric sensors to read their emotions. So, if the driver is feeling too sad to drive, Concept-i will take over and get them to their destination safely. Core77 44 of 127

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Toyota Concept-i RIDE Similar to Concept-i but smaller, the Concept-i RIDE is meant to be a friendly driving companion in the city. Core77 48 of 127

Toyota e-Palette Concept Vehicle Toyota unveiled this wild concept vehicle that can act as a mobile office, ride sharing unit or even a restaurant. The e-Palette was designed to change the way we experience services. Core77 49 of 127

Toyota e-Palette Concept Vehicle The wheels are a little funky... Core77 50 of 127

Toyota e-Palette Concept Vehicle But then again, so is the whole idea. Toyota insists this is more than just a concept vehicle, but that's TBD. Core77 51 of 127

Toyota Institute's Platform 3.0 "Platform 3.0 features long-range 200-meter perception around 360-degree perimeter of vehicle" Core77 52 of 127

Toyota Institute's Platform 3.0 A closer look at the tech! Core77 53 of 127

Nvidia Nvidia created this fully-autonomous race car that eliminates the human passenger and cockpit all-together. Core77 54 of 127

Hyundai Nexo Hyundai's goal with theNexo is to make a more practical hydrogen fuel cell car. The vehicle was unveiled at the show. Core77 55 of 127

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Honda's 3E Robots Honda's new emotional 3E robots follow you around and get sad when you tell them you're sad. Core77 57 of 127

Honda's 3E Robots Even after a 15 minute presentation, we're not exactly clear on what they do besides attempt empathy. Core77 58 of 127

Honda's 3E Robots This one can go off-road! 59 of 127

Honda's 3E Robots We're not saying these little guys arewrong, but we're also not saying they're right. Core77 60 of 127

Honda's Mobile Power Pack 4W-Vehicle Concept An electric two-seater powered by Honda's Mobile Power Pack. Core77 61 of 127

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Nissan Intelligent Mobility Nissan went in an interesting direction with their new software development that quite literally reads your mind as you drive. The 15 minute in-person presentation made zero sense whatsoever, but this video does a solid job explaining. Core77 64 of 127

Nissan IMx This zero-emission concept vehicle from Nissan was unveiled at the Tokyo motor show late last year—but it was just as cool seeing it a second time. Core77 65 of 127

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Nissan IMx A closer look at the interior. Core77 70 of 127

Nissan e-Powertrain Technology Nissan also offered this well-designed look inside their new e-Powertrain Technology. Core77 71 of 127

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Smart Vision EQ ForTwo Mercedes' Smart Vision EQ ForTwo made its US debut at CES after making stops in Frankfurt and Tokyo. Core77 73 of 127

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Smart Vision EQ ForTwo Check out those sweet doors! Core77 75 of 127

Yamaha MOTOBOT and MOTOROiD Yamaha's MOTOBOT and MOTOROiD are a match made in robot heaven. Core77 76 of 127

Unknown Cube We couldn't exactly figure out what this cube was for, but it looked cool. Core77 77 of 127

JVCKenwood JVCKenwood debuted their wireless android auto-capable head units. This would mean you could leave your phone in your pocket while you use the in-car interface. Core77 78 of 127

Vanderhall Edison 3-Wheel Electric Vehicle An electric vehicle with vintage flair. Top speed of 105 mph—which is pretty fast when you think about it. Core77 79 of 127

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Polaris RZR 900 A souped up Polaris RZR 900. Core77 81 of 127

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Mitsubishi Electric EMIRAI 4 Mitsubishi Electric took a directional approach with their autonomous EMIRAI 4 concept car. We first saw the vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show, but this time we could sit in it! Core77 83 of 127

Mitsubishi Electric EMIRAI 4 While inside the car, drivers have the option to map their route and search for places to add to their route on a large screen attached to the center console. The dial attached to the screen adds a tactile element to the interaction—you can move it around similar to the Microsoft Surface Studio's wireless knob. Core77 84 of 127

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Nvidia x VW Nvidia and VW announced a partnership to use Nvidia's Drive IX Tech in the VW I.D. Buzz. Core77 86 of 127

Aston Martin DB11 Casual Aston Martin DB11 Core77 87 of 127

Kia Some driving fun at Kia's booth. CES 88 of 127

Mercedes-AMG Project One It was very cool seeing this hybrid Formula 1 car up close. Core77 89 of 127

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Test Driving If you want to sit in any vehicle at CES, this is what you can expect. Core77 94 of 127

Extreme Audio At the vehicle portion of the show, there were concept cars and then there were.....these. Core77 95 of 127

Extreme Audio This is probably the most impractical thing we saw at the entire show. Core77 96 of 127

Aeolus Robotics Besides maybe thisrobot that uses your already existing vacuum to clean for you. Imagine an outer body experience (or nightmare) where you're watching yourself vacuum, but instead of a human, you are a robot. That's kind of what this is. Just to reiterate: It doesn't have a built-in vacuum, it uses the one you already own—so this is laziness in its purest form. Core77 97 of 127

VR with Dell VR baseball fun with Dell. I tried the VR boxing, and it didn't go well on my end. Core77 98 of 127

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Sleep Number Booth The Sleep Number booth was definitely our favorite booth at CES. Core77 100 of 127

Sleep Number Booth Because of this. Core77 101 of 127

Sleep Number Booth And this. Core77 102 of 127

Sleep Number Booth And this. Core77 103 of 127

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FORPHEUS Table Tennis Robot Omron's FORPHEUS table tennis robot takes the social aspect out of a classic human versus human sport—kind of sad but also useful for professionals when training alone. Core77 105 of 127

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iPal The feature most demonstrated at CES was the iPal's ability to sing Happy Birthday to your child, occasionally in sync with other iPals. We understand that singing this song once a year is incredibly annoying and a total waste of time, so we're glad to see technology can free parents of that burden. Core77 107 of 127

Buddy Similar to iPal but a little more friendly looking, Buddy is a companion robot programmed to keep your home safe, entertain your kids and keep you connected with loved ones. Core77 109 of 127

Luka Reading bedtime stories to kids is a drag with little to no gain on the adult's end. Owl-shaped robot Luka is designed to entirely replace the parent during this process. What a relief! Core77 110 of 127

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TwinswHeel The TwinswHeel autonomous delivery droid's rugged design allows it to deliver packages year-round. But can it ring your doorbell? Core77 115 of 127

Mito Underwater Drone Navatics' Mito underwater drone is able to capture 4K photo and footage of life underwater. Core77 116 of 127

Mito Underwater Drone Its live-streaming capabilities allow us to see what may be too difficult for human divers to capture. Let's just hope people still go diving for fun in the future. Core77 117 of 127

FIFISH P3 Underwater Drone Here's another underwater robot—this one received a CES Innovation award for Robotics and Drones. Core77 118 of 127

Toymail Talkie Don't let this Toymail Talkie fool you. He looks like an innocent, non-robotic stuffed monster, but he's actually possessed by Amazon Alexa. Core77 119 of 127

FoldiMate Laundry robots were everywhere, and they are some of the worst offenders. Perhaps it's our New York state of mind, but who in their right minds has space for a laundry-folding robot that's larger than a normal human? And seriously, how lazy can you be? Two prime examples are Laundroid and FoldiMate. Core77 120 of 127

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Candy Beam Candy Beam is a new way to receive candy from strangers! Mixed feelings. Core77 123 of 127

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In January, we took a trip to Vegas to attend and exhibit at CES. Here's a taste of what we saw, from tricked out cars to personal robots.

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Emily is the Content Marketing Manager of Autodesk Fusion 360 where she focuses on shaping the overall Fusion 360 content strategy, including the Fusion 360 blog and social media directions. Prior to Autodesk, Emily was the DMTV Content Coordinator at Design Milk, the Business Editor at HYPEBEAST and an Editor at Core77. During her time at Core77, she also served as co-chair of the 2018 & 2019 Core77 Conferences.