LG EXPANDS IOT ECOSYSTEM WITH LINEUP OF FUTURISTIC ROBOTIC PRODUCTS

 LG EXPANDS IOT ECOSYSTEM WITH

LINEUP OF FUTURISTIC ROBOTIC PRODUCTS

LG’s Advanced Intelligent Consumer and Industrial Robots

Chat, Clean and Mow the Lawn

LAS VEGAS, January 4, 2017 — This week at CES® 2017 in
Las Vegas, LG Electronics (LG) will showcase a groundbreaking new lineup of
intelligent robots, as part of the company’s innovations in artificial
intelligence and developments in the IoT ecosystem. The lineup includes a home robot
that doubles as a smart home gateway and intelligent home notification center, enhancing
convenience in users’ day-to-day lives. LG is also taking the power of IoT and
smart technology outside of the home with advanced robots designed for use in
airports and other public spaces.

Hub Robot:
Creating a Smarter Home

LG’s eye-catching
Hub Robot takes the concept of the smart home to the next level. By connecting to
other smart appliances in the home, the Hub Robot uses Amazon Alexa’s voice
recognition technology to complete household tasks such as turning on the air
conditioner or changing a dryer cycle with simple verbal commands. The Hub Robot
is equipped with an interactive display that can showcase a wide variety of
information such as images of contents inside of the refrigerator and recipes,
complete with step-by-step audio instructions. Additionally, the Hub Robot
offers everyday consumer conveniences such as the ability to play music, set alarms,
create reminder memos and provide weather and traffic updates.

With its
friendly, anthropomorphic design, LG’s Hub Robot can interact with the entire
family in a variety of different ways. It can move and swivel in place, as well
as express a wide range of emotions by displaying a face on its display. The
Hub Robot is designed to respond to consumers using body language, such as
nodding its head when answering simple questions, and is always aware of activities
inside the home, such as when family members leave, come home and go to bed. And
because the Hub Robot is able to distinguish different family members’ faces with
its camera, it can be programmed with a different greeting for each family
member.

The Hub Robot works
best when placed in common areas of the house where family members tend to
gather, such as the kitchen or the living room. To complement the Hub Robot, LG
will also introduce mini robots that can be placed in other rooms in the house.
Also equipped with a sleek visual display, these mini robots are extensions of
the Hub Robot and can perform many of the same functions.

Airport Guide
Robot: A Traveler’s Best Friend

LG’s expansion of
its intelligent services ecosystem reaches far beyond just the home. The
Airport Guide Robot – soon to be seen in Seoul’s Incheon International Airport
– is an intelligent information assistant for travelers, answering questions in
four languages: English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. With a simple scan of a passenger’s
ticket, the robot can provide detailed information about a flight’s boarding
time and gate location, and even the weather of a traveler’s destination city. The
airport robot offers directions to destinations inside the airport, along with estimated
distances and walking times, and can even escort lost or late travelers to
their gates, or any other airport location.

Airport Cleaning
Robot: Offering an Industrial-Size Clean

As one of the industry’s
early innovators of robotic vacuum cleaners, LG’s lineup would not be complete
without an industrial-sized robot vacuum. LG’s Airport Cleaning Robot is a
super-sized robot vacuum equipped with a large-capacity dust canister as well
as multiple brushes and motors. Capable of cleaning everything from tiles to
carpet floors, this robot is equipped with the latest in smart sensors and multiple
cameras to ensure a safe, effective and powerful performance in even the most
crowded airports. Multiple sensors using light detection and ranging (LIDAR) as
well as sensitive bumpers which detect obstacles are employed throughout. Thanks
to the use of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) technology, the
robot is always aware of its location.

Lawn Mowing
Robot: For an Impeccably-Cut Yard

LG’s Lawn Mowing Robot
rounds out the company’s lineup of advanced robots at CES 2017. Ideal for many types
of yards, this robot benefits from years of development of the HOM-BOT vacuum
cleaner to trim grass accurately, reliably and most of all, safely. Equipped
with many of the advanced sensors and bumpers found in the airport robot, the Lawn
Mowing Robot recognizes its own location at every moment, as well as the
location of every obstacle in sight, such as trees or hedges. Designed to
maximize cutting performance, this robot employs a fast-moving blade that
leaves lawns looking impeccable. In addition to its features, the side wire
simplifies the ordinarily-complicated installation process without the need to
calculate offsets, making it easily accessible and user-friendly.

“LG has been involved
in smart technology and robotics for many years with the HOM-BOT robot vacuum
cleaner being our most visible consumer effort,” said Song Dae-hyun, president
of LG’s Home Appliance & Air Solutions Company. “Here at CES, we’re demonstrating how we’re taking
the knowledge gleaned from years of research and applying that to various
situations inside and outside the home.”

LG’s new robot
collection will be on display at LG’s CES booth (Central Hall #11100) in the
Las Vegas Convention Center from Jan. 5-8.