"CLOiD waved both of its five-finger hands as it rolled out on stage. Brandt Varner, LG's vice president of sales in its home appliances division, followed behind and asked the bot to take care of the wet towel he was holding. "Sure, I'll get the laundry started," CLOiD said in a masculine-sounding voice. "Let me show everyone what I can do.""
"The whole process - from getting the towel to putting it in the machine - took nearly 30 seconds, which makes me wonder how long it would take to load a week's worth of laundry. The bot returned later in the keynote to bring a bottle of water to another presenter, Steve Scarbrough, the senior vice president of LG's HVAC division."
LG introduced CLOiD at CES 2026 as a mobile humanoid designed to perform household chores. The robot rolled out on stage, waved its five-finger hands, and accepted a wet towel from an LG vice president to start laundry. CLOiD spoke in a masculine-sounding voice and showed animated blinking eyes while loading the towel into an open washer. The loading sequence took nearly 30 seconds. The robot later delivered a bottle of water, noted the presenter's voice and tone, and offered a fist bump. LG claims CLOiD can fetch milk, toast a croissant, stack and fold clothes. Availability and pricing remain unspecified.
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