Is putting a camera in your toilet the future of health, or have tech companies lost the plot? This episode's panel digs into what’s truly innovative versus what’s just over the top, as industry leaders spar over privacy concerns and the real impact of AI in everyday devices. • We tried to get humanoid robots to do the laundry • Boston Dynamics unveils production-ready version of Atlas robot at CES 2026 • Hair Drying Robot • Jensen Huang Says Nvidia’s New Vera Rubin Chips Are in ‘Full Production’ • AMD's Ryzen AI 400 series includes the first Copilot+ desktop CPU — Team Red refreshes Zen 5 APUs and Strix Halo • Meta's EMG wristband is moving beyond its AR glasses • Lego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic Analog Toy a New Digital Brain • The Alexa Plus website is now available to everyone in early access • Throne, from the co-founder of Whoop, uses computer vision to study your poop • The Verge Awards at CES 2026 • These are the smart home gadgets that impressed me at CES 2026 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, and Jason Hiner This Week in Tech episode 1066 More Info: https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech/episodes/1066 Sponsors: • http://redis.io • http://bitwarden.com/twit • http://meter.com/twit • http://joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT • http://NetSuite.com/TWIT Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Products we recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/twitnetcastnetwork TWiT may earn commissions on certain products. Follow us: Website: https://twit.tv/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/twit.tv Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@TWiT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TWiTNetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twit.tv/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/TWiT TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twittok LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/twit-llc #ces2026 #bostondynamics #ces About us: TWiT.tv is a technology podcasting network located in the San Francisco Bay Area with the #1 ranked technology podcast This Week in Tech hosted by Leo Laporte. Every week we produce dozens of hours of content on a variety of programs including Tech News Weekly, MacBreak Weekly, Windows Weekly, Security Now, Intelligent Machines, and more.