When LG announced that it would demo class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/lg-will-show-off-a-humanoid-robot-for-household-chores-at-ces-2026-145411218.html” data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ data-ylk=”slk:a laundry-folding;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>a laundry-folding, chore-doing robot at CES 2026, I was immediately intrigued. For years, I’ve wandered the Las Vegas Convention Center halls and wondered when someone might create a robot that can tackle the mundane but useful tasks I despise like folding laundry. With CLOiD (pronounced like “Floyd”), LG has proven that this is theoretically possible, but probably not likely to happen any time soon.
I went to the company’s CES booth to watch its demonstration of…
