but one thing you can do at shows like this is take the temperature and spot the trends. what is everyone talking about this year? the new boss of the show was in no doubt about the big talking points for 2023. there s two themes that have completely blown everything else out of the water. they ve almost kind of zoomed out of nowhere, if you like. ai. if we re being honest, nobody was talking about al a year ago. now everybody s grandmother is an expert. we re in the sustainability village, which is the physical embodiment, if you like, of the fact that everybody is talking about eco sustainability, energy uses on your washing machine, power. of course it s easy to say your green, but harder to live up to. of course it s easy to say your green, but harder to live up to that branding. we ll visit one of ifa s more sustainable stands later in the programme. but that other theme ai is also something that seems to creep in to lots of product slogans. ai has been in a lot of stu
this is where we get a taste of the tech trends to come for the new year. and over the years, we have seen it all here autonomous cars going up and down the strip, even a flying one on the sidewalk. so, what s going to be big this year? it is time to find out. the self proclaimed most powerful tech show on earth truly is global, with companies from around the world battling for attention and some splashing out to make a real spectacle. there s even a mini theme park in one of the halls this year, with a hydrogen powered train that goes. ..all of a few metres. so lovely of them to name it after me too! i think that s a different sk. 0h, 0k. but after a year of tech hitting the headlines, often for the wrong reasons, there s no existential crisis here. the buzz is back. dance music plays ..the party s pumping, and ces is a scramble of people, products and predictions for our future lives. everything you could ever think up appears to fill these seemingly endless aisles where
executive decreek. right here, you can watch juneteenth, a global celebration for freedom tonight. humans are split about robots and art firn intelligence. some see them as technological advancements to be embraced. others to be feared. here s aeleni giokos. reporter: heavy lifting robots and a crowd of tech enthusiasts. you re looking at the next generation of robots at tech fairs in europe. guide widespread concerns about artificial intelligence, developers say these robots were made for good. this, for instance, were built for helping people with difficult physical task. picture it bringing in groceries, taking out the crash, working in warehouses to reduce the physical stress and reduce to injury for workers. it s being developed in italy.
played a game in washington. families of other wrongfully detained americans who helped griner during her imprisonment were also there. robots already play a role in our lives. they re bartenders, restaurant servers, even drivers sometimes. tech researchers and developers are working on ways to put robots in even more places. to fulfill even more of our human needs. reporter: emotional robots. pet robots. heavy lifting robots. and a crowd of tech enthusiasts. you re looking at the next generation of robots on display at tech fairs in europe. despite widespread concerns about artificial intelligence, developers say these robots were made for good. ergo cat was built for difficult physical tasks.