Razer, the corporate finest recognized for its RGB-infused keyboards, cat-ear headsets, and over-priced gaming chairs, has simply revealed that its “AI gaming copilot” Mission Ava might be utilized in its newest invention: an AI anime waifu that sits in your desk, named “Kira.” She’ll be powered by Elon Musk’s Grok.The 2026 Client Electronics Present kicked off in Las Vegas this week and, unsurprisingly, AI-powered tech is in every single place. Razer introduced its AI gaming assistant, Mission Ava, finally yr’s present, alongside a prerecorded video of the copilot program suggesting suggestions to assist a participant navigate a boss struggle in Black Fantasy: Wukong.Razer’s Mission Ava has now returned in bodily kind. The newly unveiled “AI Desk Companion” model comes geared up with a built-in webcam (which Razer states is for its “human-like imaginative and prescient” and “full contextual consciousness”), a sequence of customizable RGB LEDs, a USB-C port, and, most notably, a “swappable” 5.5-inch-tall 3D holographic avatar.
Razer Holographic AI Voice Assistant Kira (Mission Ava) CES 2026 Demo #Razer #CES2026 pic.twitter.com/ah54Us7QMJ
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In response to the press launch, Mission Ava’s holographic companion presently is available in 5 varieties. These embody the default, amorphous inexperienced blob Ava, the aforementioned cat-ear carrying anime waifu Kira, and a buff “gaming wingman” known as Zane. The opposite two holograms are literally 3D recreations of actual individuals: the South Korean eSports legend Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok and the J-Pop idol Saori “Sao” Araki, the latter of whom exploded in recognition final yr following her viral “Workplace Woman” meme.
As detailed in a report by Inverse, the bodily model of Mission Ava might be powered by xAI’s Grok, which lately began posting CSAM on-line. When you’re curious the way it will carry out as Grok races to seed social media with deepfake porn, a number of retailers, together with each Gizmodo and The Verge, had been lower than complimentary about its implementation.
Gizmodo’s James Pero acknowledged that his expertise with Mission Ava was “as wonky as chatting with another AI chatbot on the market,” and The Verge’s Antonio G. Di Benedetto famous that the anime AI assistant Kira “stored incessantly filling gaps in communication with annoying chatter.”When you’re nonetheless eager to get your arms on one in every of these regardless, the FAQ on Razer’s Mission Ava web site states that it’s “anticipated to be obtainable within the second half of 2026” and that folk in the USA can already reserve one of many models by placing down a $20 deposit. The corporate nonetheless hasn’t revealed how a lot the complete Grok-powered holograms will price.
