LG says its CLOiD home robot will be folding laundry and making breakfast at CES

"CLOiD isn't the first laundry-folding robot we've seen, it's not even the only one at CES this year - SwitchBot's Onero H1 will also be able to tackle your hamper. LG's does seem particularly impressive, at least on paper. While the Onero looks like someone stuck some arms on Stop & Shop's Marty, CLOiD has two fully articulated arms with seven degrees of motion mounted on a torso that can tilt and bend."

"Its head looks quite a lot like its Q9 robot, minus the handle, and will be able to communicate through spoken language and facial expressions. (Getting side eye from an annoyed robot is truly the future.) But another big selling point will be CLOiD's ability to integrate with your smart home appliances. It's basically a smart home hub with hands, but its support for ThinQ and ThinQ ON allows it to work particularly seamlessly with LG products. (No surprise there.)"

"The company says that its CLOiD home robot can fetch milk from the fridge, put a croissant in the oven, and even do some laundry, including folding and stacking clothes. Now whether or not anyone actually wants to have a robot wandering their home that they can boss around, or if they'll even be able to afford such a thing, remains to be seen."

LG's CLOiD is a home robot designed to perform household chores such as fetching items from the fridge, preheating or placing food in an oven, and handling laundry including folding and stacking garments. CLOiD mounts two fully articulated arms with seven degrees of motion on a tiltable, bendable torso to enable dexterous manipulation. The robot's head resembles LG's Q9 and supports spoken communication and facial expressions. CLOiD functions as a smart home hub with hands and supports ThinQ and ThinQ ON for seamless integration with LG appliances. Market demand, consumer acceptance, and pricing remain uncertain.

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