CES show highlights: Robo-dogs, self-sailing boat, brain tech

People viewing the Boston Dynamics robots Spot, front, and Atlas, rear, at the Hyundai booth during the CES tech show in Las Vegas. — AP

LAS VEGAS: The CES tech show in Las Vegas closed its 2022 edition on Jan 7, after pushing ahead with a significantly downsized gathering despite surging Covid cases.

Industry behemoths like Amazon and Google stayed away over the virus risk, but the more than 2,200 firms big and small in attendance still pitched their hopes for the next big thing.