{"id":"lg-cloid","manufacturer":"LG Electronics","model":"CLOiD","country":"KR","description":"LG CLOiD is a home robot from LG Electronics with a head, a two-armed torso and a wheeled base. It was first shown at CES 2026 as part of LG's \"Zero Labor Home\" vision, in which robots and appliances take over chores. As of October 2026 it is not on sale.","catalog_status":"in-development","specifications":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null,"payload_kg":null,"dof":null,"speed_ms":null,"battery_h":null},"capabilities":[],"source":{"url":"https://www.lg.com","verified_at":null,"verified_fields":[],"review_status":"requires_current_source_check"},"evidence":{"manufacturer_review":null,"mera_field_test":{"status":"not_published","report_url":null,"measured_at":null},"verification_note":"A manufacturer documentation check does not verify field performance, inventory or MERA compatibility."},"knowledge":{"summary":"LG CLOiD is a home robot from LG Electronics with a head, a two-armed torso and a wheeled base. It was first shown at CES 2026 as part of LG's \"Zero Labor Home\" vision, in which robots and appliances take over chores. As of October 2026 it is not on sale.","sections":[{"h":"History and launch","p":["LG announced CLOiD on 4 January 2026 and showed it publicly at CES in Las Vegas (6-9 January 2026). Teasers in December 2025 showed only its hands, and press coverage treated it more as a proof of concept than a finished product.","At the booth it acted out household scenes: taking milk from a fridge, putting a croissant in an oven, starting a laundry cycle, then folding and stacking clothes."]},{"h":"Design and technology","p":["CLOiD does not walk. It rides on a wheeled base with autonomous navigation derived from LG's robot vacuums and the LG Q9 home hub, with a low center of gravity meant to reduce the risk of tipping if a child or pet bumps it.","Each of the two arms has 7 degrees of freedom across shoulder, elbow and wrist, and each hand has five independently actuated fingers. The torso tilts so the robot can pick up objects from knee height upward.","The head holds the processor, a display, speaker, cameras and sensors. LG has not published dimensions, weight, payload or battery life. Alongside the robot it introduced AXIUM, its own brand of robot actuators combining motor, drive and reducer."]},{"h":"Software and AI","p":["LG pairs a vision-language model (VLM), which turns images into language, with a vision-language-action model (VLA), which turns visual and spoken input into movement. LG says both were trained on tens of thousands of hours of household task data.","The head doubles as a mobile smart-home hub: it holds spoken conversations, shows expressions on its screen, learns household routines and controls appliances through ThinQ and the ThinQ ON hub. LG brands this \"Affectionate Intelligence\"."]},{"h":"Applications and deployments","p":["CLOiD targets domestic chores such as meal prep, laundry, moving objects and operating LG appliances. No customer pilots or production numbers had been announced as of October 2026."]},{"h":"Manufacturer","p":["LG Electronics is a Seoul-based electronics and appliance maker. CLOiD comes from its Home Appliance Solution company, led by president Steve Baek."]},{"h":"Price and availability","p":["LG has not announced a price or a market launch date."]}],"timeline":[["2025-12","LG teases a home robot for CES 2026"],["2026-01","CLOiD and the AXIUM actuator brand announced and shown at CES 2026"]],"faq":[["Can you buy LG CLOiD?","No. As of October 2026 LG has announced neither a price nor a release date."],["Does LG CLOiD walk?","No, it moves on a wheeled base with autonomous navigation."],["What can LG CLOiD do?","At CES 2026 it fetched items from a fridge, put food in an oven, started laundry and folded clothes."],["How many fingers does CLOiD have?","Five independently actuated fingers per hand, on arms with 7 degrees of freedom each."],["Does CLOiD work with LG appliances?","Yes, it connects to the ThinQ platform and the ThinQ ON hub."]],"sources":[{"title":"LG Electronics presents LG CLOiD home robot to demonstrate \"Zero Labor Home\" at CES 2026","publisher":"LG Newsroom","url":"https://www.lg.com/global/newsroom/news/home-appliance-solution/lg-electronics-presents-lg-cloid-home-robot-to-demonstrate-zero-labor-home-at-ces-2026/","date":"2026-01-04"},{"title":"LG will show off a humanoid robot for household chores at CES 2026","publisher":"Engadget","url":"https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/lg-will-show-off-a-humanoid-robot-for-household-chores-at-ces-2026-145411218.html","date":"2025-12-26"},{"title":"LG unveils CLOiD home robot for zero labour living","publisher":"FutureFive NZ","url":"https://futurefive.co.nz/story/lg-unveils-cloid-home-robot-for-zero-labour-living","date":"2026-01-05"}],"updated":"2026-10-10"},"mera":{"rental_with_operator":false,"sale_in_offer":false,"availability":"confirmation_required","shop_url":null},"url":"https://merarobotics.com/blog/humanoids/lg-cloid","inquiry_url":"https://merarobotics.com/en/start?service=purchase&robot=lg-cloid"}