CES 2018: What the Gadget Fest Looks Like in ‘the Year of A.I.’<br />Thousands of tech and gadget enthusiasts flooded the Las Vegas Convention Center for the four-day event,<br />which began on Tuesday, to see the newest electronics that are being introduced on the market.<br />Yet the clear darling of this year’s show was not a gadget but the growing amount of artificial intelligence software helping these products run.<br />“It’s the year of A. I.<br />and conversational interfaces,” said J. P. Gownder, an analyst for Forrester Research.<br />One robot, Nimbo, top, works as an intelligent security system that can be programmed to patrol specific routes.<br />Designed by AvatarMind, the $1,500 humanoid robot can remind elders to take medicine or greet children at the door<br />On an initial walk-through, this year’s CES electronics trade show was reminiscent of years past.<br />In many booths, signs prominently advertised that products worked with Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa.
