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I watched LG’s new home robot CLOid do laundry but I have questions
At CES, LG unveiled CLOid, an AI-powered home robot designed to assist with a wide range of domestic tasks such as folding laundry, making breakfast, and home security patrols. CLOid features autonomous movement, multiple cameras and sensors, and integration with LG’s ThinQ smart home app to provide proactive assistance. It operates using a vision language model that interprets visual data and verbal commands, enabling it to perform actions similarly to digital assistants like Siri. Unlike smaller domestic robots like Amazon’s Astro, CLOid has a humanoid form with two arms, allowing it to physically interact with household objects. However, during a live demonstration, CLOid’s performance was notably slow and cautious, handling tasks like moving laundry and preparing breakfast with significant hesitation and limited fluidity. While LG promotes CLOid as part of its “Zero Labor Home” vision—aiming to automate mundane chores so users can focus on other activities—the robot’s current capabilities appear limited and its commercial availability remains uncertain. LG confirmed CLOid
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LG Electronics unveiled its humanoid robot, LG CLOiD™, at CES 2026, showcasing its AI-powered capabilities designed to realize the company’s “Zero Labor Home” vision. The robot integrates seamlessly with LG’s smart home ecosystem, including the ThinQ platform and ThinQ ON hub, enabling it to control and coordinate various home appliances. Demonstrations at the event highlighted CLOiD’s ability to perform household tasks such as retrieving milk and preparing breakfast, as well as managing laundry cycles, including folding and stacking clothes, illustrating its understanding of human lifestyles and precise appliance operation. Physically, LG CLOiD features a torso, head, and two articulated arms with seven degrees of freedom each, mounted on a wheeled base for autonomous navigation. Its design allows flexible, human-like movements and stable mobility, with a low center of gravity to prevent tipping. The robot’s head functions as an AI hub, equipped with cameras, sensors, a display, speaker, and voice-based generative AI to
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SwitchBot has introduced its first humanoid robot, the Onero H1, at CES 2026, targeting challenging household chores through integration within its Smart Home 2.0 AI-powered ecosystem. Designed to sense, understand, and act in various home scenarios, the Onero H1 can perform tasks such as grasping, pushing, opening, organizing, serving coffee, washing dishes, doing laundry, and folding clothes. It features 22 degrees of freedom in its arms for flexible movement and uses multiple Intel RealSense cameras to gather real-time data for precise control. Unlike traditional humanoids with legs, the Onero H1 has a smooth, oblong body mounted on a cylindrical wheel base optimized for flat home surfaces. Central to the robot’s capabilities is SwitchBot’s OmniSense VLA model, which enables adaptive learning by recognizing object shapes, positions, and interaction states dynamically. Rather than replacing specialized devices, the Onero H1 acts as an orchestrator within a unified smart home ecosystem,
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Chinese humanoid robotics startup Agibot has introduced the Q1, a compact AI-powered humanoid robot measuring just 80 cm (31 inches) tall and small enough to fit in a backpack. The Q1 features advanced capabilities such as full-body force control, crash-resistant Quasi-Direct Drive joints, and precise motion enabled by reengineered, egg-sized joints. Designed as an open platform, it offers an accessible SDK and HDK, a 3D-printable exterior shell, and zero-code programming, allowing users to customize its appearance and program movements without advanced robotics expertise. Out-of-the-box functionalities include voice interaction, English tutoring, dance coaching, and onboard positioning, making the Q1 suitable as both a personal companion and a research tool that bridges the gap between lab prototypes and personal devices. Agibot’s Q1 exemplifies the company’s vision of making humanoid robotics portable, customizable, and interactive, effectively turning humanoid robots into personal labs that can be carried in a
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Chinese robotics company PHYBOT has unveiled its new full-sized electric humanoid robot, the M1, which demonstrated impressive acrobatic ability by performing a standing backflip and nearly executing a perfect superman landing in a single take. PHYBOT markets the M1 as the "most powerful humanoid robot ever created," emphasizing its high torque density as a key advantage over competitors. Standing 172 cm tall and weighing under 60 kg, the M1 is equipped with a 72-volt power system, Jetson Orin and Intel Core i7 processors, and sensors including 3D LiDAR, stereo cameras, and an IMU for balance and environmental awareness. The robot can produce bursts of over 10 kilowatts of power, enabling dynamic movements, and its peak joint torque reaches 530 N·m. Designed for real-world applications beyond demonstrations, the M1 can lift 10 to 20 kilograms with its arms and carry over 50 kilograms using a backpack system. It offers
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Hong Kong-based MangDang Technology has launched HeySanta, the world’s first AI-powered Santa Claus robot designed to combine festive fun with educational interaction for children. Available in two versions—HeySanta and HeySanta Pro—the robot features voice interaction, playful eye expressions that respond to conversations, and smooth motorized movement. It uses generative AI to improve its understanding over time through long-term memory and supports interruptible conversations. HeySanta can perform activities such as storytelling, singing, and acting as an alarm clock, all customizable via block programming. The robot is 12.8 inches tall, weighs about 0.5 kg, and operates on USB Type-C or AA batteries. Notably, it lacks a camera to prioritize data security. The product launched on Kickstarter in October 2025 and is slated for mass production with shipping beginning in November 2025. HeySanta will be open-source, with its code available on GitHub prior to shipping, encouraging community involvement and creativity. MangDang Technology,
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The Unitree R1 is a $5,900 humanoid robot standing 127 cm tall and weighing 35 kilograms, designed to integrate into everyday environments rather than being confined to laboratory settings. Powered by advanced AI, the robot can walk, maintain balance, pick up objects, and adapt to its surroundings in real time, showcasing a level of versatility and responsiveness uncommon in similarly priced robots. Intended for practical use in diverse settings such as classrooms, hospitals, and homes, the Unitree R1 aims to be more than just a machine—it aspires to become a helpful companion or assistant in daily life. Its combination of mobility, object manipulation, and adaptive capabilities positions it as a potentially transformative tool for personal and professional applications.
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Hugging Face, following its acquisition of Pollen Robotics in April 2025, has launched Reachy Mini, an open-source, compact robot designed to facilitate experimentation in human-robot interaction, creative coding, and AI. Standing 11 inches tall and weighing 3.3 pounds, Reachy Mini features motorized head and body rotation, expressive animated antennas, and multimodal sensing via an integrated camera, microphones, and speakers, enabling rich AI-driven audio-visual interactions. The robot is offered as a kit in two versions, encouraging hands-on assembly and deeper mechanical understanding, and will provide over 15 robot behaviors at launch. A key advantage of Reachy Mini is its seamless integration with Hugging Face’s AI ecosystem, allowing users to utilize advanced open-source models for speech, vision, and personality development. It is fully programmable in Python, with planned future support for JavaScript and Scratch, catering to developers of varying skill levels. The robot’s open-source hardware, software, and simulation
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The city of Dublin, Ohio, is set to deploy an AI-powered autonomous safety robot named Dubbot, developed by California-based Knightscope, to enhance public safety. Dubbot, a K5 Autonomous Security Robot, is equipped with advanced technologies including LiDAR, sonar, GPS, microphones, 360-degree cameras, and AI-driven analysis for continuous monitoring and proactive threat detection. Scheduled to begin operation in summer 2025, Dubbot will patrol high-traffic areas such as Riverside Crossing Park, operating in 12-hour shifts and autonomously returning to charging docks. It provides real-time video feeds to police control rooms and features two-way emergency communication and broadcast alert capabilities. Dublin officials emphasize that Dubbot will complement, not replace, human police personnel by expanding patrol coverage and presence in public spaces. The robot is part of a broader two-year public safety strategy that includes drones, body-worn cameras, and traffic monitoring tools, aiming to evaluate the impact of autonomous technologies on safety. Residents were involved
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