Shop E Store LG is redoubled its commitment to robotics and this time brings its vision of intelligent home.
The Korean giant has announced that he has acquired a majority participation in Bear Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup better known for his service robots promoted by artificial intelligence (in the photo above) that they have already made their way in restaurants and hotels In the US, South Korea. and Japan.
In fact, LG acquired a 21% participation in Bear Robotics last year, but now has added another 30%, which gives it a majority control.
This is not the first robotic rodeo of LG. Fans of futuristic appliances may remember the Robots Cloi of LG, which arrived in 2018 with a lot of fanfare, but they have not really illuminated the world.
This time, LG seems to be adopting a more focused approach, with the aim of integrating robotics perfectly into its smart home ecosystem.
The engine of this robbery-revolution will be a domestic center of the autonomous, whose code name is q9. Think about it as a robotic butler, therapist and technology guru all in one … and will be available this year.
LG tells us that Q9 uses autonomous navigation, voice and image recognition and technology to overcome obstacles to travel your home.
More than a simple elegant vacuum cleaner with steroids, as is the case of the extravagant K20+ Pro of Switchbot, who has just launched in CES, the Q9 will be incorporated into the broader ecosystem of LG smart home, which is now driven, of course, of course, For the excellent Athom. Hogareña platform.
In another acquisition that indicates LG’s intention to dominate the automation of the smart home, last year he acquired the Dutch specialist in ATHOM centers and has already pointed out how his technology will combine with the existing THINQ platform.
But Q9 will be more than a bushing on Zigbee and Z-Wave wheels. LG informs us that it will control its intelligent domestic devices connected without problems.
Thus you can ask your robot to lower the intelligent blinds, preheat your connected oven or put your favorite playlist, everything while happily dodges your dog and avoid stumbling with the carpet.
He also speaks thanks to the latest generation voice recognition based on Microsoft’s synthesis.
If he wonders why exactly his smart home center needs to follow him throughout the house, then everything begins to make sense when he observes how LG sees the general progress of Q9 and robotics.
Its “affectionate intelligence” technology may seem taken from a science fiction film, but it is the driving force behind your vision; Where robots are not only responsible for your domestic tasks, but also watch over your well -being and integrate with appliances based on the behavior of household members.
Like Samsung, with its artificial intelligence plan for the Smartthings home, everything is part of taking us to the Holy Grail of the Smart Household Ambient, where technology mixes with the background, anticipating its needs and responding to its presence without explicit commands.
LG will also open the Q9, with an available SDK for developers to create use cases for the robot.
However, this acquisition is not just about improving domestic robots. LG plans to create an integrated robotic platform that covers commercial, industrial and domestic applications. Think of restaurants that have waiters with artificial intelligence or factories that use autonomous articulated robots.
