"Every third booth at CES showed off some new AI product or other. If you wanted to find a robotic lawn mower, throw a rock. Humanoid robots, smart locks and super thin TVs were everywhere. But if you went looking for sustainability products, you're going to have to hunt a bit. Last year, the Sustainability section at the Las Vegas Convention Center had 20 booths. This year, there were 38,"
"but that's in part due to the combination of the energy and sustainability categories. So exhibitors like South Korea's largest electric utility company, a nuclear power company from the same country and lots of battery manufacturers. There was also an AI data platform booth in the section that had nothing to do with sustainability as far as I can tell. Guess the organizers just ran out of room for all the AI."
"Within the sustainability section, and at other CES venues, I found a few encouraging displays of sustainable products - organizations and devices that were trying to address the multitude of problems the world is facing when it comes to energy production, climate and pollution. But none of it quite achieved Engadget's best of CES status this year. Some of what we saw was utility-scale, some wasn't quite ready for consumer consumption and other stuff was too niche or had too many caveats"
At CES, AI products dominated floor space while sustainability offerings were less prevalent. The sustainability area grew from 20 to 38 booths after combining with energy, bringing utilities, nuclear firms and battery manufacturers into view. Several exhibits highlighted utility-scale and niche solutions rather than mainstream consumer products. A handful of encouraging demonstrations targeted personal or small-scale renewable generation, such as compact wind devices able to charge electronics. Overall, sustainable innovations appeared promising in concept but were often not consumer-ready, too specialized, or limited by caveats that kept them from broader recognition.
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