Up close with LG’s new AI-powered home robot

Electronics giant LG announced a new bot, dubbed CLOid, that it claims will revolutionize household chores (as in, you won’t have to do them anymore). TechCrunch reporter Lucas Ropek checked out CLOid, which LG describes as an AI-powered home robot.

According to Ropek, the robot is designed to assist its user with a wide variety of domestic tasks — from folding laundry to making breakfast to patrolling a home for signs of trouble.

Read the full story here to learn more about the bot and our impressions.

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