Folding laundry might be the most mind-numbing chore ever invented. LG’s new CLOiD robot showed up at CES 2026 ready to take that burden off your hands, literally. This humanoid AI assistant can prep meals, fold clothes, and handle other tedious household tasks while you do literally anything else. Think of it as a helpful roommate that doesn’t eat your leftovers or complain about doing dishes.
The LG CLOiD robot features two seven-degree-of-freedom arms with five-fingered hands that can grab milk from the fridge, stack folded clothes, or open doors. It rolls around on a wheeled base instead of legs, which makes it safer and more stable around kids and pets. The torso tilts to reach different heights, while the head packs a display, camera, and sensors powered by Vision Language Model AI for understanding scenes and Vision Language Action for precise movements.
Learns Your Routines Over Time
What makes the CLOiD robot stand out is how it integrates with LG’s ThinQ smart home ecosystem. It acts as a mobile hub that sends commands to other LG appliances, like starting the laundry cycle or preheating the oven. LG trained it on tens of thousands of hours of household tasks, so it handles real messes instead of just polished demos.
The robot uses “Affectionate Intelligence” to learn your lifestyle patterns and anticipate needs. For example, it might start a load of laundry when you leave for work or grab ingredients for breakfast before you wake up. The display on its head even shows facial expressions for friendlier interactions, making it feel less like a machine and more like an assistant.
LG focused heavily on safety with a low center of gravity, tactile feedback, and contextual awareness to avoid tipping or unsafe interactions. Unlike robot vacuums that only handle floors, the CLOiD robot tackles full chores with its arms and hands.
LG is showing the CLOiD robot at CES 2026 booth 15004, but there’s no consumer price or release date yet. This is likely still a prototype working toward commercialization. For busy families who hate laundry or meal prep drudgery, this robot points to a future where chores happen in the background while you focus on what actually matters.
