China's new AI products took the spotlight at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the world's premier tech show, in the U.S. city of Las Vegas.
The annual event officially kicked off in Las Vegas on Tuesday and will run through Friday.
At the show, a floor-cleaning robot created by a Chinese company impressed international visitors. The robot is equipped with a mechanical arm on top that can recognize socks, slippers, toys and other objects on the floor through the AI algorithms. It can then pick them up and move to a designated location to drop them off.
"Previously, it could only work on the ground, but now it can clean up in three-dimensional space. This is a big step forward for the whole cleaning field," said Quan Gang, president of Roborock Technology Company.
"The foldable arm is going to be a game changer, picking up my dog's toys, socks, paper towels, things like that, anything gets on the floor. I can't wait to have that option to just have my robot go and pick up things. It's a great time saver," said a customer named Melissa.
A tech company based in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, brought its smart gym facilities to the show. The product can recognize more than 300 movements, and its AI algorithm can automatically adjust the resistance according to the user's physical condition.
"Our weight comes from motors, not just wheels, so the whole output will be more precise and the data you get more professional," said Ray Wang, Influencer Marketer of Speediance Company.
Many Chinese exhibitors at CES 2025 have been awarded CES Innovation Awards.
Chinese AI products take spotlight at CES 2025 in Las Vegas
Chinese AI products take spotlight at CES 2025 in Las Vegas
U.S. President Donald Trump posted "Tuesday, 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time!" on social media on Sunday, a message that appeared to signal a possible extension of the deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
On March 21, Trump threatened to hit and obliterate Iranian power plants if the country fails to fully open the strait within 48 hours. Two days later, he postponed strikes on power plants for five days, claiming to have held productive conversations with Iran.
On March 26, Trump again pushed the deadline back, saying that he will pause planned strikes on Iranian energy facilities for 10 days, to April 6, the upcoming Monday at 20:00 Eastern Time. On Saturday, Trump reaffirmed that Iran has 48 hours to strike a deal on opening up the strait or face "Hell."
However, in the post on Sunday, Trump appeared to hint at extending the deadline for Iran to reopen the strait for another time.
In a post earlier Sunday, the U.S. president threatened that Tuesday would be "Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one" for Iran, and again urged Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
Despite the threats, Trump said on Sunday that he believes a deal can be reached before the deadline, adding that Iran is currently negotiating. If Iran refuses, he said he is considering bombing everything and seizing Iran's oil.
Ali Abdollahi, chief commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, responded Saturday that the Iranian armed forces would not hesitate for a moment to defend the country's rights and protect national assets and will put the aggressors in their place.
Trump also claimed that earlier this year, the U.S. sent weapons to Iranian protesters through the Kurds, though he believes the Kurds took them.
He also said he was very satisfied with a recent operation to rescue the pilot of a U.S. fighter jet that was shot down in Iranian airspace. He said Israel had assisted with the rescue, describing the bilateral relationship as big brother and little brother.
Trump hints at extending deadline for Iran to reopen Strait of Hormuz
