On the opening day of CES on Jan. 6, AeiROBOT’s humanoid robot Alice moves items onto a shelf at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Yonhap)
On the opening day of CES on Jan. 6, AeiROBOT’s humanoid robot Alice moves items onto a shelf at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Yonhap)

South Korean robot manufacturers staged a joint exhibition on the opening day of CES 2026, unveiling flagship products for industrial use, including a dexterous five-finger robot hand and robots prepared for rollout on production lines.

The joint exhibition marked the first collective announcement of the “K-Humanoid Alliance,” a partnership of leading robot manufacturers and component suppliers, at CES, the world’s largest IT and home appliance trade show, in Las Vegas on Tuesday.

On the opening day of CES on Jan. 6, South Korean robot-maker Tesollo demonstrates a robotic arm that mirrors the movements of a gloved hand at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Yonhap)
On the opening day of CES on Jan. 6, South Korean robot-maker Tesollo demonstrates a robotic arm that mirrors the movements of a gloved hand at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Yonhap)

The pavilion gathered 10 companies, including AeiROBOT, Tomorrow Robotics, Blue Robin, ROBROS, Robotis, Neuromeka, Tesollo, Aidin Robotics, Faraday Dynamics and SBB Tech.

On the opening day of CES on Jan. 6, AeiROBOT’s humanoid robot Alice moves arranges items in a demonstration at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Yonhap)
On the opening day of CES on Jan. 6, AeiROBOT’s humanoid robot Alice moves arranges items in a demonstration at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. (Yonhap)

AeiROBOT presented its humanoid robot Alice lineup. The firm demonstrated real manufacturing and logistics workflows as they occur in the field, with the bipedal Alice 4 collaborating with the wheeled Alice M1. Recognizing a tumbler and transferring it into a box, Alice 4 automatically adjusts grip strength and wrist angle. Then, Alice M1 picks up the organized items, places them onto a conveyor belt, and sends them to the next process, immediately preparing for subsequent tasks. It was also selected by Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as a use case in his CES keynote address.

Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the Atlas prototype (left) and the Atlas product. (Hyundai Motors)
Hyundai Motor Group unveiled the Atlas prototype (left) and the Atlas product. (Hyundai Motors)

The nation’s largest automaker Hyundai Motor also operated a large-scale exhibition booth, showcasing an extensive portfolio of robotic products and technologies. The day before the opening of CES 2026, the conglomerate unveiled its AI robotics lineup, including a research model, an Atlas prototype and the commercial Atlas product.

By systematically training Atlas on tasks for real-life manufacturing environments, Hyundai said it expects to deploy human-robot collaboration in the emerging AI-driven ecosystem in the years ahead.

The next-generation electric Atlas prototype waves during Hyundai Motor Group’s press conference on Tuesday. (Yonhap)
The next-generation electric Atlas prototype waves during Hyundai Motor Group’s press conference on Tuesday. (Yonhap)

The robot waved to the audience, displaying natural, humanlike movement and even showmanship. The stilted stride typical of robots was barely perceptible, moving with a lifelike gait and stability that had no visible shift in balance. Most of its joints are capable of full rotation, and the system is equipped with human-size hands as well as a 360-degree camera array that recognizes objects from every direction.


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