LG shows what “AI in Action” looks like at CES 2026, from zero-labor homes to AI-powered mobility

By TechWatch PH Staff

At its annual World Premiere ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 in Las Vegas, LG Electronics outlined how it plans to turn artificial intelligence from a behind-the-screen feature into something that actively works in everyday life. 

Framed under the theme “Innovation in tune with you,” LG introduced its approach to “AI in Action,” built around what it calls Affectionate Intelligence—AI designed to be practical, proactive, and human-centric.

Speaking before a global audience of media, partners, and industry experts, LG said its AI strategy rests on three pillars: excellence in core device technologies, a seamlessly orchestrated ecosystem, and the expansion of AI-driven solutions beyond the home into vehicles, workplaces, and large-scale infrastructure. 

Together, these form the foundation of LG’s Zero Labor Home vision, where intelligent devices act as agents that manage daily tasks and give users back time.

Central to this vision is LG CLOiD, a home-specialized AI robot introduced as an ambient care agent capable of performing physical tasks while learning and adapting to its environment. 

Designed for real households, the robot combines a safety-first structure with mobility optimized for homes, allowing it to operate stably even in unpredictable situations involving children or pets. 

LG demonstrated how CLOiD can proactively suggest alternatives based on context, adjust home conditions before users arrive, and handle chores such as folding laundry and organizing dishes, reducing both physical effort and mental load.

Alongside its AI platform, LG highlighted advances in device innovation, led by its next-generation displays and AI-evolved premium appliances. 

Among the showcases was the ultra-slim LG OLED evo W6 Wallpaper TV, which achieves a near-flush design through extreme miniaturization and wireless connectivity, paired with new color and brightness technologies aimed at enhancing picture quality. 

LG also presented updates to its SIGNATURE lineup, including a refrigerator that understands conversational language to suggest optimal storage modes and recipes, and an oven range that uses AI to guide cooking based on ingredient recognition.

Beyond the home, LG detailed how its Affectionate Intelligence is extending into mobility and commercial environments. In vehicles, the company is positioning itself as an “experience architect,” applying on-device multimodal generative AI to create personalized in-car spaces that respond to gaze, behavior, and context. 

In parallel, LG is advancing AI-driven HVAC systems designed for the demands of data centers, including high-efficiency cooling solutions for AI infrastructure projects in the Middle East and collaborations in immersion cooling and data-center design.

LG closed the event by emphasizing that its vision for AI is not about spectacle, but quiet usefulness—technology that supports people in meaningful ways without demanding attention.