A parade of eccentric yet telling innovations defined consumer tech in 2025, as AI and robotics slipped further into everyday life. Startups and established players alike unveiled humanoid helpers capable of chores, pet-focused devices including an AI dog-washing pod, and whimsical companions such as wearable “shy” bots. Beauty tech crossed into robotics with a prototype AI lipstick applicator, while a UV-sensitive phone case mimicking human skin blurred the line between gimmick and utility. Even the companion-robot category advanced, with highly customizable models pitched for emotional support rather than intimacy—at steep prices. Together, these curiosities signal how generative AI, sensors and mechatronics are accelerating from labs into living rooms, kitchens and handbags.
From robot companions to AI-powered lipstick: 2025’s strangest and most delightful gadgets
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