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LG Shows CloiD Home Robot at CES as Live Demos Expose Prototype Limits

Media demos highlighted shaky chore performance, reinforcing that LG has set no launch date or price.

Overview

  • LG unveiled CloiD, a humanoid household robot with a head, two arms, fine-fingered hands and a rolling base, during CES 2026 in Las Vegas.
  • The company says CloiD is intended to load and fold laundry, empty the dishwasher, fetch milk from the fridge and place food in the oven.
  • Hands-on demonstrations reported slow or partial task completion, including poor towel folding, reliance on humans to retrieve towels from a basket, leaving an oven door open and not pouring milk at the table.
  • Observers also saw CloiD detect a floor stain and instruct a separate vacuum robot to clean it, signaling planned smart-home coordination.
  • LG characterized CloiD as a concept with no announced release timeline or pricing, underscoring its early-stage status.