CES Reveals Trends for 2025 at a Glance
Regarded as a bellwether for technology, the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) held the CES 2025 Unveiled and “Trend to Watch” press conference on January 5 and 6, U.S. time, forecasting three key technology development trends for this year: AI applications, robotics and health technology, and the importance of sustainability.
Brian Comiskey, Senior Director of Innovation and Trends at CTA, noted that upcoming major trends to watch include AI assistants, digital twins, and humanoid robots. In addition to AI applications, digital health, energy sustainability, aging technology, and quantum technology will also be focal points of the exhibition.
AI Application Trends: AI Agents, Digital Twins, and Humanoid Robots Take Center Stage
AI is no longer a castle in the air, but a key driver deeply embedded in various industries. Brian Comiskey pointed out that AI Agents, digital twins, and humanoid robots will be the highlights. Generative AI is evolving into more autonomous AI Agents capable of executing complex tasks independently. At the same time, companies such as NVIDIA and Siemens are actively developing digital twin technology to virtualize physical objects, reducing R&D costs and enhancing efficiency.
This year’s CES Innovation Award winners embody the trend of AI empowering various industries. The AI image generation platform GenGenStudio from the South Korean startup GenGen AI won an award, capable of generating synthetic data for fields such as autonomous driving, defense, and security surveillance, effectively lowering costs and improving efficiency.
The winners of this year’s CES Innovation Awards exemplify the trend of AI empowering various industries. The AI image generation platform GenGenStudio from South Korean startup GenGen AI won the award, capable of generating synthetic data for fields such as autonomous driving, defense, and security surveillance, effectively lowering costs and improving efficiency.
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Cho Ho-jin, CEO of GenGenStudio, emphasized that GenGenStudio can automatically generate AI images and simulate various events, significantly reducing the time required for manual data collection. Users can also simulate different accident scenarios, creating the necessary data for the development of autonomous driving and ADAS, while adjusting environmental variables. Currently, GenGen AI has received investment from NAVER’s accelerator D2SF and is collaborating with institutions such as the South Korean Army.
As one of the focal points, robotics showcased a variety of robotic products at CES Unveiled, ranging from humanoid robots and robotic pets to gardening drones, as well as smart glasses and smartwatches, all indicating that smart devices are evolving into more comprehensive intelligent platforms with increasingly diverse applications.
The Taiwanese team R2C2’s robot, which won a CES Innovation Award, is a major focus of the conference. The multifunctional robot management platform ARC, equipped with embedded large language models (LLM), can conduct real-time data processing and intelligent analysis on edge devices, primarily applied in engineering scenarios such as tunnel inspections.
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The Taiwanese team R2C2’s robot, which won a CES Innovation Award, is a major focus of the conference. The multifunctional robot management platform ARC, equipped with embedded large language models (LLM), can conduct real-time data processing and intelligent analysis on edge devices, primarily applied in engineering scenarios such as tunnel inspections.
CES Highlights: AI Empowering Industry Upgrades, Longevity and Health Technology as Key Focus
In addition to AI applications, longevity technology, remote and smart healthcare are also major highlights of CES 2025. The Taiwanese startup FaceHeart’s AI smart mirror allows users to check health indicators such as blood pressure, respiratory rate, and blood oxygen saturation in just 45 seconds, once again winning an innovation award.
In addition to AI applications, longevity technology, remote and smart healthcare are also major highlights of CES 2025. The Taiwanese startup FaceHeart’s AI smart mirror allows users to check health indicators such as blood pressure (BP), respiratory rate (RR), and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) in just 45 seconds, once again winning an innovation award.
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The Swiss startup Nutrix has developed a saliva pressure detection device that assesses stress levels by analyzing cortisol standards and related physiological data in saliva through AI, allowing users to receive personalized health plans via an app.
The highlight team specially recognized by CES at the pre-exhibition press conference, the Swiss startup Nutrix, has developed a saliva pressure detection device that assesses stress levels by analyzing cortisol standards and related physiological data in saliva through AI, allowing users to receive personalized health plans via an app.
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Another innovation award winner, the South Korean startup Decasight’s AR medical education solution ARTIS, focuses on the medical field, serving as an AR simulator for invasive clinical surgeries and surgical training.
Another CES Innovation Award winner, the South Korean startup Decasight’s AR medical education solution ARTIS, focuses on the medical field, serving as an AR simulator for invasive clinical surgeries and surgical training.
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Through ARTIS, doctors can conduct simulated surgical operations, learn anatomical structures, and receive real-time feedback.
Human-Centric Innovation: The Key is the Sustainable Value of Products
AI, from its flourishing in 2024 to its grounding in 2025, has become a key force driving industrial transformation and upgrading. “Innovation will be more human-centric than ever,” Comiskey emphasized, stating that whether products can demonstrate sustainable value is crucial, particularly as Generation Z, as early adopters of technology, places greater importance on the sustainability and utility of products. Research from the conference further indicates that if products possess multiple sustainable values such as recyclability and energy efficiency, the purchasing willingness of Generation Z will increase by 2.5 times.
From AI-driven innovation to human-centric health technology, CES 2025 not only paints a diverse picture of future living but also suggests that technological development will become increasingly aligned with human needs, echoing this year’s core spirit—technology that is human-centric and sustainability-oriented.
Looking to the future, Comiskey pointed out that quantum technology will be the next important direction for development, with a dedicated quantum technology area established for the first time this year, expected to usher in a decade of quantum technology in the 2030s.