TECH NEWS – LG announced its latest smart home innovation, the Smart Home AI Agent, ahead of CES 2024.

This innovative agent, the LG Smart Home AI Agent, combines robotics, AI and multimodal technologies. All this allows him to move, learn, understand and engage in complex conversations.

LG is marketing it as an “all-in-one home manager and companion” that lives up to LG’s “Zero Labor Home” vision. Qualcomm Robotics’ RB5 platform powers LG’s robot.

It has a built-in camera, speaker, and various sensors that collect real-time environmental data, including temperature, humidity, and indoor air quality.

The bipedal wheeled design allows the AI agent to navigate the home independently. The smart device can verbally interact with users and express emotions through movements enabled by articulated leg joints.

Furthermore, the implementation of multimodal AI technology, which integrates voice and image recognition in addition to natural language processing, enables the smart home AI agent to understand context and intent. Even when you are actively communicating with users.

What can the LG Smart Home AI Agent do?

Smart Home AI Agent offers many features, including:

• Connects to and controls smart home appliances and household IoT devices.
• It can even act as a pet monitor and security guard, allowing users to see and care for their pets remotely and send alerts if any unusual activity is detected.
• It can autonomously patrol the home when no one is there and send notifications to the user’s smartphone.
• It helps save energy by connecting to a smart outlet and turning off unused devices throughout the house.
• It greets users at the front door, recognizes their emotions by analyzing their voice and facial expressions, and selects music or other content that matches their mood.
• It analyzes traffic data, weather updates, personal schedules or medication reminders for users.

Regarding the announcement, Lyu Jae-cheol, President of LG Electronics Home Appliance & Air Solution Company, said:

“Our groundbreaking smart home AI agent combines cutting-edge autonomous mobility and AI technologies with advanced communication capabilities and services to help free customers from household chores. A smart life solution company, LG will continue to help customers experience a smarter, more enjoyable life at home.”

We will see LG’s new smart home AI agent at CES 2024 on January 9-12. between.

Source: LG