LG’s new robot promises to tackle household chores so you don’t have to.

The Netflix series with widespread critical acclaim and a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score has quietly left the streaming service.

LG's humanoid CLOiD bot wowed the CES crowd with promises of laundry, dishes, and dinner prep. It impressed me, too—but history suggests robot helpers rarely make it out of the demo stage.

If you listen to the CES hype machine this year, you might think that robots are finally ready to take over your domestic duties. To some extent that’s true, but take note of the plural: there’s no single robot ready to take over all of your household chores yet, but an army of them just might.

Last year at CES, Dreame showed off a robot vacuum prototype with a mechanical arm. But while we were able to see the arm extend and retract, we didn’t see the device, which was described as a prototype at the time,

Roborock has already outgrown its grabby arm phase. Unlike 2025, the three new robot vacuums from Roborock's CES 2026 showcase don't exactly have any viral video-worthy features — instead, they're more powerful,

Carpet cleaners aren't new, but a robot vacuum that can wash and dry carpets is. I saw the first at CES 2026, and as a bonus, it's even modular.

There are hundreds of robot soccer teams in the world,” he told CNN. “We need to be the first one in this niche market and then go to other markets.” China’s robot industry has accelerated since 2015,