CES 2018: Pick of the gadgets and tech

The annual Consumer Electronics Show has kicked off in Las Vegas, showing off the latest technology and consumer gadgets.

Big firms such as Samsung and Toyota have been giving a glimpse at what they have coming up, as well as smaller tech firms.

From quirky robots to teach kids to code, air bags for older people and the latest in the connected home, here's some of what's been unveiled so far at the six-day show.

A RAPAEL Smart Glove, which assists rehabilitation for stroke victims
Image: This RAPAEL Smart Glove helps rehabilitation for stroke victims
An exhibitor demonstrates the FoldiMate laundry folding machine
Image: If folding clothes is a bit boring maybe try this FoldiMate machine
The new Cue robots, which are designed to teach kids as young as kindergarten to code, are shown at Pepcom's Digital Experience event
Image: These Cue robots, shown at Pepcom's Digital Experience event, are designed to teach young children to code
Toyota displays the "e-Pallete", a new fully self-driving electric concept vehicle designed to be used for ride hailing, parcel delivery services and other uses
Image: Toyota's e-Palette is a self-driving concept vehicle that can do all sorts: deliver people, packages - or be a shop on wheels
Members of Zero Gravity Arts wearing custom-engineered LED costumes perform before a keynote address by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich
Image: Members of Zero Gravity Arts wear LED costumes before s speech by Intel's CEO
E-vone smart shoes with falling alert are displayed at CES Unveiled Las Vegas
Image: E-vone smart shoes send an alert if the wearer - such as an older person or worker - falls over
A Botley Coding Robot by Learning Resources, designed to teach coding basics to children as young as 5
Image: The Botley Coding Robot is another effort to teach coding basics to children as young as five
An Amazon Alexa enabled Moen digital shower
Image: An Amazon-Alexa enabled Moen digital shower is an example of the growth of the connected home
LG service robots are seen during the LG press conference at the Mandalay Bay Convention Cent
Image: Fancy one of these to help around the house? LG service robots are seen during the firm's press conference
Stripper robots perform at the Sapphire Gentlemen's Club on the sidelines of CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 8, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mandel Ngan (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Image: A stripper robots performs at the Sapphire Gentlemen's Club on the sidelines of the show
The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz all-electric concept car
Image: VW revealed that its ID Buzz concept will use Nvidia chip technology to give it artificial intelligence capabilities. It could be on sale in 2022
Brian Krzanich, Intel CEO, (R) is reflected in protective glass as atwo-seater Volocopter drone flies on stage at the Intel Keynote address at CES
Image: A two-seater Volocopter drone flew on stage at chip-maker Intel's keynote address
A Velco Wink Bar, with bike tracking and GPS guidance when connected to a smart phone
Image: The Velco Wink Bar has GPS and allows turn by turn guidance, as well as letting your track your journeys
An Electron Wheel is shown on a bicycle during CES Unveiled at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas, NevadA
Image: The Electron Wheel turns your bike into an electric, pedal-assisted bicycle
A  woman models Helite's Hip'Air airbag for the elderly during CES Unveiled at the 2018 CES in Las Vegas
Image: Helite's Hip'Air airbag is targeted at older people and uses gyroscopes and accelerometers to sense when they are falling
A Magik augmented reality toothbrush for children by Kolibr
Image: The Magik augmented reality toothbrush for kids uses games to turn brushing into less of a chore
A BenjiLock padlock, with fingerprint scanner
Image: The lock opens with fingerprint scanner instead of a combination code
A R-PUR anti-pollution mask, which can filter out particles as small as pm 0.4 microns
Image: The R-PUR anti-pollution mask can filter out particles as small as pm 0.4 microns
It wouldn't be a tech show with out the latest tellys: this one's an 85-inch effort from Sony
Image: It wouldn't be a tech show with out the latest TVs: this one's an 85in-effort from Sony

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