LG’s CLOiD robot can load the washer for you, slowly

LG’s CLOiD robot took the stage at CES 2026 on Monday, offering our first look at the bot in action. During LG’s keynote, the company showed how CLOiD can load your washer or dryer — albeit slowly – as part of its goal of creating a “zero labor home.”

CLOiD waved both of its five-finger hands as it rolled out on stage. Brandt Varner, LG’s vice president of sales in its home appliances division, followed behind and asked the bot to take care of the wet towel he was holding. “Sure, I’ll get the laundry started,” CLOiD said in a masculine-sounding voice. “Let me show everyone what I can do.”

The bot’s animated eyes “blinked” as it rolled closer to a washer that opened automatically (I hope CLOiD can open that door itself!), extending its left arm into the washer and dropping the towel into the drum. The whole process — from getting the towel to putting it in the machine — took nearly 30 seconds, which makes me wonder how long it would take to load a week’s worth of laundry.

The bot returned later in the keynote to bring a bottle of water to another presenter, Steve Scarbrough, the senior vice president of LG’s HVAC division. “I noticed by your voice and tone that you might want some water,” it said before handing over the bottle and giving Scarbrough a fist bump.

LG teased CLOiD last week before revealing more information about the bot, which the company claims can perform various household chores, such as grab milk from the fridge, toast a croissant in the oven, as well as stack and fold clothes. CLOiD closed out the show, too, facing the audience to deliver a final message about how LG’s “Affectionate Intelligence” is supposed to “improve everyday life.”

There’s still no word on when, or if, LG CLOiD will ever be available for purchase, but at least we’ll have WALL-E’s weird cousin to help out with some tasks around the home.

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