> At a Glance
> – LG unveiled CLOid, an AI home robot that vows to end household chores
> – On-stage demos showed it gently moving a shirt and placing a croissant in an oven
> – No release date or price given; product is “under development”
> – Why it matters: It signals the next phase of smart-home rivalry-autonomous helpers that fold, cook, and patrol
LG wants your future mornings to look like this: you’re brushing your teeth while a two-armed robot mixes pancake batter in the kitchen. That vision, dubbed the Zero Labor Home, took center stage at CES when the electronics giant introduced CLOid, an AI-powered domestic aide designed to handle everything from laundry to breakfast prep.
What CLOid Brings to the Table
CLOid rolls on its own, packs cameras and sensors, and talks back through built-in speakers. LG says the bot taps two AI brains:
- A vision-language model that turns images into structured understanding
- A program that flips spoken commands into physical action
Pair it with the ThinQ app and the system reads your home’s environment, then suggests ways to make life easier-at least in theory.
Live Demo: Slow and Cautious
During a crowded expo-floor demo, a human presenter asked CLOid for breakfast. The robot:
- Trundled to an auto-opening fridge
- Stared inside for an awkwardly long beat
- Emerged holding a carton of milk
Other on-stage feats included delicately placing a single shirt into a dryer and setting a croissant on an oven tray. Intercut videos showed glossy hypotheticals-CLOid folding laundry, guarding the house-yet the real-time pace felt more sloth than superhero.
| Task | Demo Speed | Hype Video Speed |
|---|---|---|
| Retrieve milk | ~45 seconds | Seconds (edited) |
| Move shirt | Slow, deliberate | Swift, seamless |
| Patrol home | Not shown | Fast cuts, dramatic music |
Ecosystem Play
CLOid isn’t LG’s only CES flex. The company also unveiled:
- An AI oven that recognizes ingredients and recommends recipes
- A conversational AI fridge
- The return of the ultra-thin LG Wallpaper TV
All devices sync through ThinQ, hinting that CLOid’s real job may be to market LG’s broader smart-home ecosystem rather than fold clothes anytime soon.
Key Takeaways
- LG positions CLOid as the centerpiece of its Zero Labor Home vision
- On-stage movement is painstakingly slow; no consumer-ready timeline given
- The bot’s two arms distinguish it from earlier rolling robots like Amazon’s Astro
- LG stresses specifications may change before any commercial launch
Until CLOid speeds up-and secures a launch date-its chore-free promise remains a CES concept wrapped in slick video edits and cautious real-time steps.
