"CLOi, Prepare Breakfast"... LG Electronics Unveils 'Household Chore Robot' at CES

AI Home Robot Unveiled for Appliance Control and Household Chores
Presenting the Realization of 'Zero Labor Home' at CES
First Introduction of Robot That Assigns Chores Based on Schedule
Automating Housework by Integrating with AI Home Hub

LG Electronics is accelerating the realization of its 'Zero Labor Home' vision by unveiling an artificial intelligence home robot designed to handle household chores at CES 2026, the world's largest home appliance and information technology exhibition.

On January 4, LG Electronics announced that it will introduce its home robot, 'LG CLOi,' at CES 2026, which opens on January 6 in Las Vegas, USA. This move is an extension of LG Electronics' long-term 'Zero Labor Home' strategy, aimed at reducing customers' household burdens and enhancing quality of life.

LG CLOi comprehensively recognizes schedules and surrounding environments to control home appliances and perform actual household tasks. Beyond simply executing commands, it learns the resident's lifestyle patterns and determines task priorities according to the situation.

LG Electronics Home Robot ‘LG CLOi’ Unveiled. LG Electronics

Materializing 'Zero Labor Home' at CES: From Appliance Control to Household Chores

At the exhibition, visitors can directly observe the specific features of the 'Zero Labor Home' realized by CLOi. For example, CLOi prepares breakfast by taking milk from the refrigerator and placing bread in the oven according to the meal plan set the previous day. It also gathers and delivers items such as car keys or presentation remotes in line with the resident's work schedule.

After the resident leaves the house, CLOi takes laundry from the basket and loads it into the washing machine, then organizes towels once the washing is complete. If a cleaning robot is operating, CLOi moves objects out of the cleaning path to improve efficiency. It also supports daily activities, such as counting dumbbell repetitions during exercise. LG Electronics explained that these actions are made possible by combining the robot's ability to recognize complex situations, learn lifestyle patterns, and precisely control its movements.

A Robot with Integrated Language and Visual Understanding... Dedicated Actuator Brand Also Unveiled

LG CLOi features a head, two arms, and a wheel-based autonomous lower body. Its waist angle can be adjusted, allowing its height to change from 105 cm to 143 cm, and its approximately 87 cm-long arms enable it to pick up objects from the floor or high places.

The two arms move with a total of seven degrees of freedom, including the shoulder, elbow, and wrist, achieving a range of motion similar to that of a human arm. Each finger has an independent joint structure, enabling delicate manipulation. The lower body uses a wheel-based autonomous driving system with a low center of gravity for stability. It is designed to maintain balance even if a child or pet makes sudden contact.

The head functions as a mobile AI home hub, equipped with a display, speaker, camera, various sensors, and voice-based generative AI, allowing it to communicate with people through language and facial expressions while learning about its environment. Based on this, it controls home appliances throughout the house.

LG Electronics has applied its proprietary Vision Language Model and Vision Language Action technologies, enabling the robot to integrate visual information and language commands and translate them into real-world actions. The company explained that the home robot has been optimized by training it on tens of thousands of hours of household task data.

LG Electronics Home Robot ‘LG CLOi’ Unveiled. LG Electronics

This exhibition also marks the first unveiling of the robot actuator brand 'LG Actuator Axiome.' Actuators are core components of robot joints, and LG Electronics is leveraging its accumulated motor technology from the home appliance business to pursue lighter weight, high efficiency, and high torque. The strategy is to expand its high-performance motor technology, which has produced more than 40 million units annually, into the robotics sector.

LG Electronics plans to sequentially apply the technologies accumulated during the development of its home robot to its home appliances. Through appliance-type robots such as cleaning robots and home appliances integrated with robotic technology, the company aims to reduce household labor and create an AI-powered home environment where people can focus on leisure and meaningful activities.

Baek Seungtae, Executive Vice President and Head of LG Electronics Home Solutions Business Division, stated, "We will continue to materialize the 'Zero Labor Home' vision through home robots that empathize with humans and deeply understand situations to perform household chores."