LG reveals its laundry-folding robot at CES 2026

LG has unveiled its humanoid robot that tin grip family chores. After teasing nan CLOiD past week, nan institution has offered its first look astatine nan AI-powered robot it claims tin fold laundry, unload nan dishwasher, service nutrient and thief retired pinch different tasks.

The CLOiD has a amazingly tiny "head unit" that's equipped pinch a display, speakers, cameras and different sensors. "Collectively, these elements let nan robot to pass pinch humans done spoken connection and 'facial expressions,' study nan surviving environments and manner patterns of its users and power connected location appliances based connected its learnings," LG says successful its press release.

The robot besides has 2 robotic arms — complete pinch shoulder, elbow and wrist joints — and hands pinch fingers that tin move independently. The institution didn't stock images of nan CLOiD's base, but it uses wheels and exertion akin to what nan appliance shaper has utilized for robot vacuums. The institution notes that its arms are capable to prime up objects that are "knee level" and higher, truthful it won't beryllium capable to prime up things from nan floor.

LG says it will show disconnected nan robot completing communal chores successful a assortment of scenarios, for illustration starting laundry cycles and folding freshly washed clothes. The institution besides shared images of it taking a croissant retired of nan oven, unloading plates from a dishwasher and serving a sheet of food. Another image shows it opinionated alongside a female successful nan mediate of a location workout, though it's not clear really nan CLOiD is aiding pinch that task.

We'll get a person look astatine nan CLOiD and its laundry-folding abilities erstwhile nan CES show level opens later this week, truthful we should get a amended thought of conscionable really tin it is. It sounds for illustration for now LG intends this to beryllium much of a conception alternatively than a merchandise it plans to really sell. The institution says that it will "continue processing location robots pinch applicable functions and forms for housework" and besides bring its robotics exertion to much of its location appliances, for illustration refrigerators pinch doors that tin automatically open.