CES 2026 has officially opened in Las Vegas (Jan 6–9), and one theme is already taking over early coverage: home humanoid robots—machines positioned as household helpers rather than lab demos.
SwitchBot is teasing Onero H1, a wheeled home robot with articulated arms. The company frames it as a more “affordable” domestic assistant, highlighting an on-device vision-language-action (VLA) approach designed to translate what the robot sees into physical actions—shown in demos around laundry and basic home tasks.
LG, meanwhile, is showing CLOiD as part of its “zero labor home” vision—pitching a robot that can interact with appliances and handle simple routines through deeper smart-home integration.
The big question for the category remains the same: can these systems work reliably in real homes, where spaces are tight, objects vary, and tasks rarely match a perfect demo? CES 2026 is shaping up as a key proving ground for that transition from “wow” moments to everyday usefulness.
