Overview
- LG’s CLOiD was shown performing real household tasks such as folding laundry and preparing food while coordinating with the company’s ThinQ ecosystem.
- Hyundai and Boston Dynamics presented a product-version Atlas with plans to integrate the humanoid into Hyundai facilities, including the Metaplant in Savannah, Georgia, for heavy and repetitive industrial work.
- Roborock demonstrated the Saros Rover prototype, a stair-climbing cleaner with extendable legs designed to tackle multi-level surfaces that stymie traditional robot vacuums.
- Humanoid and legged systems from Unitree, EngineAI and AgiBot highlighted advances in mobility and dexterity through dance, martial arts and boxing-ring demos that point to improving balance, control and training methods.
- Signals of near-term commercialization included Tombot’s Jennie companion robot slated for May at around $1,500, Clicks’ Communicator phone available for preorder at $399, and Lenovo’s rollable-screen laptop remaining a concept.