LG shows off AI powered robot butler that greets you at your door when you get home

LG Electronics has given a preview of a small, yet-to-be-named robot ahead of CES 2024, which starts next Tuesday. The company portrays the newly unveiled wheeled robot as a mobile smart home hub, with functions akin to those of Amazon Alexa and other similar devices. The mini robot will offer a range of features such as answering queries, syncing with smart home devices to keep users updated on their status, alerting users about suspicious activity, sending notifications for lights left on, updating weather and transport, keeping track of personal schedules, and even reminding users to take their medications. All these features inclusive of cameras, speakers, and sensors that monitor temperature, humidity, and air quality, are all powered by Qualcomm's RB5 robotics chip. LG mentioned in its news release that the robot will greet the user on their return home, analyzing their emotions, voice, and facial expressions through the front door camera, and then adjusting music or other content to match the user's observed mood.