Red Note Signals #4 CES 2026 Shows the U.S. Market Still Fuels China’s Tech Dream

CES was a big China go global party, was it worth it?

Last week, my Red Note feed was inundated with CES attendees and influencers in the wild, pontificating on the future of tech. In the same scroll, I will see recruit for Burning Man at CES, hot takes on the future of Buddhism in the age of AI, endless CES vlogs, conspiracy theories that Unitree robots are actually operated by remote control, and Chinese hanfu creators drifting through booths with tech as the background for selfies. Roborock (yes, the robot vacuum company) brought a full-on dance troupe. There’s Glyde, a “smart hair clipper” that promises the perfect fade—though their demo could use a happier customer (pic 2 below).

1. Unitree remote 2. Glyde's worried customer 3. AI + Buddhism 4. one of the 3497537 vlogs I watched 5. hanfu influencer 6. Roborock dance 7. Lenovo CEO at Sphere 8. Chinese Trump killing it with the content 9. Faraday back at it again with making humanoid robots

Nikkei rounded up a set of surprisingly useful AI innovations at CES 2026; Wired reported that VR glasses are suddenly everywhere. Robot vacuum brand Dreame is even rolling EVs onto the floor—while both the EV company and Dreame try very hard not to acknowledge the connection.

Meanwhile, Kuaishou, China’s TikTok Douyin competitor, is pushing into AI video v…