LG has revealed its AI-powered humanoid robot, CLOiD, at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, designed to handle tasks like folding laundry, unloading dishwashers, and serving food. The robot integrates with LG's ThinQ ecosystem to manage connected appliances and learn user routines. While still a concept, it marks a step by a major appliance brand into multifunctional home robotics.
LG Electronics unveiled its CLOiD robot on January 4, 2026, during the opening of CES in Las Vegas, offering a glimpse into future home automation. The humanoid robot features a head unit with a display, speakers, cameras, and sensors, enabling communication through spoken language and 'facial expressions.' It can learn users' living environments and lifestyle patterns to control connected home appliances, according to LG's press release.
CLOiD's design includes a torso with two articulated arms, each boasting seven degrees of freedom to mimic human arm mobility, including shoulder, elbow, and wrist joints. The hands have five independently actuated fingers for precise manipulation. Mounted on a wheeled base derived from LG's robot vacuum technology, the robot maintains stability with a low center of gravity. Its torso tilts to adjust height, allowing it to pick up objects from knee level and above, though it cannot reach the floor.
Demonstrations highlighted CLOiD's capabilities: starting laundry cycles, folding and stacking clothes, retrieving milk from the fridge, placing a croissant in the oven, unloading plates from a dishwasher, and serving food. One image showed it alongside a woman during a home workout, though its role there remains unclear. "CLOiD is intended to reduce the time and physical effort required for everyday chores," LG stated.
The robot serves as a mobile AI home hub, integrating with LG's ThinQ platform and ThinQ ON hub to orchestrate tasks across appliances. While LG plans to demonstrate CLOiD further at CES, which runs until January 9, the company describes it as a concept, with intentions to develop practical home robots and incorporate robotics into appliances like refrigerators with auto-opening doors. This move positions LG in the emerging market for advanced home robots, previously dominated by startups.
