CLOiD
Limited evidenceRead the findings →LG's two-armed home robot on wheels, shown doing chores like fetching milk and folding laundry. It's one to follow if you're curious about household robots. It's a slow prototype with no price or release date.
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Where it sits in LG’s range
- LG Q9 AI Home HubSelf-driving home hub whose technology CLOiD builds on
- CLOiDThis model
- LG CLOi ServeBotWheeled delivery robot for restaurants, hotels and shops
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What we know
Three reporters watched LG's CES 2026 demos in person. Engadget saw a carefully choreographed 15-minute show and found it very slow. Tom's Guide watched it struggle to fold towels until a staff member stepped in to help. TechCrunch saw little beyond slow, careful moves and couldn't find out when it would go on sale. All three agree it's a long way from ready. The specs come from LG's announcement LG.
Painfully slow in person
Every reporter noticed the pace. Engadget said it moved very slowly through a choreographed show of fetching milk, putting a croissant in the oven, folding laundry and handing over keys. TechCrunch watched it roll to the fridge, wait for the door to open and stare inside for an uncomfortably long time before choosing the milk. Speed matters less if you're out of the house, but these demos didn't show it could finish a routine on its own.
Laundry folding needed help
Tom's Guide watched CLOiD pick up towels, spread them out with its fingers and try to fold them in half and then in thirds. It left the first towel in a crumpled heap, and an LG representative stepped in to straighten it. The next towel took a whole minute and still came out crooked. On a third, it stopped halfway and put its hands down. TechCrunch saw it gently place a shirt in a dryer, but not much more.
Leaning on LG's appliances
In Engadget's demo, the fridge and oven doors opened by themselves as CLOiD approached, and it cleared a path for an LG robot vacuum. LG says CLOiD links to its ThinQ app and ThinQ ON hub to coordinate its appliances, and plans more 'robotised appliances' such as self-opening fridges LG. So some of what looks like robot skill is really the appliances doing part of the job, which would tie you to LG's range.
No release plan yet
TechCrunch spotted a disclaimer on LG's CES videos saying the products shown were under development and not released for commercial use. An LG staff member said CLOiD would be available in the future but didn't know when. Engadget reported that LG made no firm commitment to CLOiD becoming more than a CES demo. Don't plan around it.
Wheels chosen for stability
LG says it chose a wheeled base for stability, safety and cost, with a low centre of gravity so it's less likely to tip if a child or pet bumps into it LG. The torso tilts so the arms can pick things up from knee height and above, and each hand has five fingers that move independently. None of this has been tested outside LG's own demos.
Our take
Should you buy the CLOiD?
Best for: People following a product that is not ready to buy. Skip it if: You need a finished robot you can buy and use now.
CLOiD is a prototype to follow, with no confirmed retail price or release date in the cited evidence. The CES demonstrations were slow, required intervention and leaned on connected LG appliances. They do not establish unattended household capability. NEO has an early-access reservation programme, but its remote-assistance and delivery limitations need separate consideration; it is not a demonstrated equivalent.
CLOiD is LG's household prototype in the CLOi family, which until now have been wheeled service robots for shops, restaurants and hotels. It has a head with a screen, a torso that tilts to reach down to knee height, and two seven-joint arms with five-fingered hands. The wheeled base borrows self-driving know-how from LG's robot vacuums, and it's designed to work with LG's connected appliances.
LG has given no price or date and hasn't committed to selling it. What's known comes from LG's CES 2026 demos and three reporters who watched them in person. Engadget sat through a carefully choreographed fifteen-minute show and found it very slow. Reporters watched it take about a minute per towel, leave them crumpled and pause for a long time before picking milk out of the fridge, and the demos relied on LG appliances that open their own doors. LG's videos carried a note that it's still under development.
Before you buy
The questions people ask about this one
Can I actually buy one?
No. LG hasn't given a price or release date, and a staff member at CES told TechCrunch only that it would come at some point in the future. Engadget reported that LG made no firm commitment to selling it at all.
What can it do on its own today?
At CES it fetched milk, put a croissant in an oven, folded laundry and handed over keys, all slowly and in a scripted show Engadget. When Tom's Guide watched, it struggled to fold towels and needed a person to straighten them.
Is it safe to have around people?
LG says the wheeled base and low centre of gravity make it less likely to tip over if a child or pet bumps it LG. LG hasn't published its weight or speed, and there's no independent safety testing, so that's LG's claim for now.
Alternatives
Other humanoid robots to compare.
NEO
Why consider it: An early-access home humanoid with US deliveries planned for 2026, so you can actually reserve one.
The compromise: It starts with basic autonomy and leans on an optional remote human expert for unfamiliar jobs.
Memo
Why consider it: Another wheeled, two-armed home robot, shown clearing tables and loading a dishwasher in Sunday's videos.
The compromise: It's unreleased too, with a US-only beta and no independent testing.
Figure 03
Why consider it: A walking humanoid built for household jobs such as laundry and dishes.
The compromise: You can't order one for home use, and the only evidence comes from Figure's own demos and trials.
Specs
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Where this page’s findings come from
Sources
- Engadget: LG's CLOiD robot can fold laundry and serve food… very slowly ↗News
- Tom's Guide: I saw the LG CLOiD robot fold laundry at CES 2026 — it did not go well ↗News
- TechCrunch: I watched LG's new home robot CLOiD do laundry but I have questions ↗News
- LG: LG Electronics presents LG CLOiD home robot to demonstrate “Zero Labor Home” at CES 2026 ↗Manufacturer
Videos
- PCMag: LG CLOiD First Look: The Robot Helper That Folds Your Laundry ↗
- PCMag: LG Shows Off CLOiD Home Robot at CES Keynote ↗
- Search YouTube for LG CLOiD ↗Search results may include company demonstrations or similar models. Check the source and model name; a demonstration is not an independent performance test.