During its CES presentation, LG Electronics unveiled CLOiD, its multitasking autonomous home robot designed to assist with everyday household chores — and yes, it did some laundry onstage. Very slowly.
Mashable senior reporter Haley Henschel was there to witness the live demo, which showed CLOiD methodically handling garments as LG outlined its broader vision for AI-powered homes.
Somewhat ironically, LG opened the presentation by declaring that “the future is human,” arguing that technology should focus less on speed and constant upgrades and more on improving the quality of life. As LG’s CEO put it, “Innovation only matters when it truly makes your life better.”
Credit: Haley Henschel
CLOiD is a physical embodiment of that philosophy. The robot features a wheeled base for safe navigation, a tilting torso, and two seven-degree-of-freedom arms with five-fingered hands for fine manipulation. Its head functions as a mobile AI hub, housing a chipset, display, speakers, cameras, sensors, and voice-based generative AI for communication, learning user habits, and controlling connected appliances.
Powered by LG’s Physical AI — combining visual understanding with action-based models trained on tens of thousands of hours of household data — CLOiD is designed to handle tasks like breakfast prep, laundry folding, and unloading the dishwasher. However, after watching this live demo, it may take you less time to do those things yourself.
