L’Oreal debuted a gadget at CES last year that promised to make lipstick shades in whatever color wearers wanted. This year, we’re learning what that device requires to work at home: lipstick pods.

We’re one step closer to a robot world takeover with “Beautification,” a new group of machines that act like beauticians, applying lipstick and other cosmetics to users’ faces. Created by Vienna-based ...