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LG will present a <\/a> named CLOiD at <\/a> in Las Vegas. With humanoid robotics sure to feature heavily at this year’s tech conference, LG has teased its home assistant before a full unveiling in January.<\/p>\n The company says CLOiD’s two articulated arms with five individually actuated fingers are designed to help with a variety of household tasks. However, LG has not yet given a specific example of a task CLOiD can handle. We’re also not sure what it looks like, because aside from a couple of very close-up images of CLOiD’s hands, LG is keeping what the robot looks like under wraps until the show.<\/p>\n LG said CLOiD is part of the company’s vision that \u201cZero Labor Home, Makes Quality Time.\u201d It said its robot is a step toward a company goal of “freeing customers from the time-consuming demands of housework.”<\/p>\n CLOiD’s chipset is housed in its head, which also sports a display, speaker, camera and a bevy of sensors meant to enable expressive communication. LG says its new robot is powered by its “Affectionate Intelligence” technology and is designed to interact in a neutral, user-friendly way. It’s also designed to refine its responses through repeated interactions with a user.<\/p>\n CES often plays host to proof-of-concept products that offer a window into the future but may <\/a>. It remains to be seen if CLOiD is simply a booth-side attention-getter or something with real potential. Visitors can see CLOiD handle some real-life scenarios at LG’s booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n