Self-Driving Cars, Drones And Creepy Robots: A CES 2016 Retrospective

Self-Driving Cars, Drones And Creepy Robots: A CES 2016 Retrospective

By Leah Becerra

and Mikah Sargent

By Leah Becerra

and Mikah Sargent
January 13, 2016

January 13, 2016

Our tech gurus Leah Becerra and Mikah Sargent look back at the trends they loved and hated at CES 2016.

SHOW TRANSCRIPT

Watch more of Newsy's CES 2016 coverage here.

This video includes videos from Mobileye, Segway, Airwheel, Arca Space, Hoverboard 360, Hoverboard Singapore, Grillbots and Consumer Reports.

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