"When LG announced that it would demo a laundry-folding, chore-doing robot at CES 2026, I was immediately intrigued. For years, I've wandered the Las Vegas Convention Center halls and wondered when someone might create a robot that can tackle the mundane but useful tasks I despise like folding laundry. With CLOiD (pronounced like "Floyd"), LG has proven that this is theoretically possible, but probably not likely to happen any time soon."
"I went to the company's CES booth to watch its demonstration of CLOiD's abilities, which also include serving food, fetching objects and fitness coaching. During a very carefully choreographed 15-minute presentation, I watched CLOiD grab a carton of milk out of the fridge, put a croissant in an oven, sort and fold some laundry and grab a set of keys off a couch and hand them to the human presenter."
LG showcased CLOiD, a household robot that can fetch objects, serve food, fold laundry and provide fitness coaching. The CES demonstration showed tight integration with LG appliances, with fridge and oven doors opening automatically and a robot vacuum clearing a path. The demo was carefully choreographed and slow, unfolding over a 15-minute routine. LG frames CLOiD as part of a "zero labor home" vision but has not committed to production. The system's dependence on controlled conditions and appliance cooperation makes broad accessibility and near-term rollout uncertain, rendering the concept more aspirational than immediately practical.
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