LG’s AI Robot is a Two Wheeled Smart Home Butler and DJ

The moment you walk in through your front door, the ideal tune will be waiting for you. An increasing number of smart home hubs are available today, but not many are mobile and can move freely about on wheels. If this feature is crucial for you, LG has the solution. LG's "smart home AI agent," is a robot on two wheels that acts as a DJ, babysitter or whatever else you need it to be, navigating around your home independently. LG has not yet officially named this quirky wheeled smart home hub, leaving the naming rights to prospective customers. For LG, this robot signifies a step towards creating a "Zero Labor Home," where homeowners are not burdened with household chores. The idea of a home that takes care of itself is sure to be popular. Your Roomba may have found a new friend in this part DJ, part butler robot. With its Qualcomm Robotics RB5 platform, the robot can recognise facial features and determine the mood of whoever walks in, queueing up the appropriate song or podcast based on their expression and voice. The robot also offers transportation details, weather reports, reminder alerts, medication reminders and can respond verbally and show expressions through its articulated leg joints. When the house is empty, the robot takes on the role of security, scanning the house for forgotten tasks like turning off lights or closed windows and can also supervise pets and alert owners to any mischief. The pricing and release details of this entertaining robot with its delightful googly eyes are yet to be revealed by LG. Despite numerous attempts by tech giants like Amazon and Samsung, few have successfully broken into the home robot market. Whether LG's unnamed robot will succeed or join the list of abandoned A.I. inventions remains to be seen.