Robots, AI and more: Virtual CES touts gadgets making it easier to work from home

Technology to battle the coronavirus is big on the virtual show floor this year. Several companies are showcasing disinfecting robots. LG is introducing an autonomous UV-C light robot designed to irradiate viruses on heavily touched surfaces. (Largely unmentioned is the fact that COVID is largely transmitted by airborne vapor droplets, not viral smears on surfaces.)

Each year, big TV makers display the dazzling technology that could eventually come to your home TV set, though generally not soon.

In addition to the yearly crop of ever-bigger, brighter and sharper TVs, LG Display is showing off a “smart bed" that includes a 55-inch transparent TV that rises from the bed frame. Another version of the transparent TV is designed for restaurants, so customers could browse the menu and watch a chef prepare food behind it at the same time.

After years of telecom companies promising new superfast 5G wireless networks, 5G will actually be here in 2021.

Many of us have now had almost a year of experience adjusting our home office setup and are painfully aware what works and what doesn't.

Companies are touting devices and accessories to improve working from home and help make people more productive. For example, Dell is offering a video-conferencing friendly monitor that is easy to adjust and swivel to get the optimum angle for video calls, complete with a high resolution webcam.

CES is a major showcase for the newest in electric cars and autonomous vehicles.