Thousands of innovators are showcasing their latest gadgets, apps and cutting-edge products at the CES consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.
As David Pollard reports, AI and 5G are two of the show's big themes for 2020.
Robots and AI get top billing at Vegas tech show
Lonely?
Then meet Qoobo.
The newest comfort robot from Japan's Yukai Engineering was invented after an employee moved to Japan but was unable to bring her cats.
It's one of more than 200 new products to be showcased at CES Las Vegas - a consumer electronics fest that this year puts AI and 5G technologies to the front.
Karen Chupka of the Consumer Technology Association: (SOUNDBITE) (English) KAREN CHUPKA, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION, SAYING: "They're really two technology trends that are impacting every industry segment.
Some of the growth areas that we have at this year's show include everything from health and wellness to smart cities.
Our c-space area which focuses on content, entertainment and branding, our start-up area." Many of the products are hands on.
Canada's Bartesian is going after cocktail makers who want to automate the mixing process with their cocktail-hour vending machine.
Hachi Infinite - from China's Guangzhou Puppyrobot Technology Company - projects touch screens onto any flat surface.
They say that by using AI recognition, it can help children to spell.
Perso, from French beauty care company L'Oreal, is a smart system to personalise skincare and cosmetic regimes via an app.
Products are mixed and then dispensed through a motorised cartridge.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) KAREN CHUPKA, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION, SAYING: "I think the exciting thing about CES is you expect the unexpected.
When you walk around that show floor, there's going to be something that you never expected to see at the show before.
And it's going to make your jaw drop and you're going to walk out of there more excited about the future." As for the present, some four and a half thousand companies and 170,000 visitors are expected - from over 160 countries.
After Sunday's (January 5) media preview event, the show opens its doors to the wider public on Tuesday (January 7).