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LG Electronics · working robot

CLOi ServeBot

An open, shelf-style serving robot that drives meals and drinks to tables or rooms and returns on its own. It started as the CLOi 'Serving Robot' concept at CES 2018 and was later sold as the CLOi ServeBot.

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Why it matters

CLOi ServeBot is on the market today.

Real-world use

Put to work in 2020 at a CJ Foodville noodle restaurant in Seoul, carrying up to four trays at a time and bringing dirty dishes back.

Timeline

First shown
2018-01-04
Released
2020
Announced as the CLOi Serving Robot for CES 2018

Maker

LG ElectronicsCompany · founded 1958 · Seoul, South Korea

Public company (KRX 066570); LG Corp owns about 33%.

Public attention

How much public attention CLOi ServeBot gets, from open data.

  • No Wikipedia article of its own yet
  • 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page

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What’s inside

The parts the company has talked about publicly.

Movement
Wheeled base
How it runs
Fully autonomous. Staff load it and pick a table, and it drives there and back on its own.
Hands
Built-in sliding tray (2018 concept); restaurant version carries up to four trays

Lineage

Every LG Electronics machine in order.

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  2. No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCLOi ServeBot2018Commercial
  3. CLOi GuideBotCLOi GuideBot2022Commercial
  4. CLOi ServeBot (door-type, LDLIM31)CLOi ServeBot (door-type, LDLIM31)2024Commercial

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Made, sold and where

Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.

Price
Not published
How to get one
No official buying page found
Customers and pilots
CJ Foodville noodle restaurant in Seoul (2020)

News

The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.

  1. LG ServeBot works in a Seoul restaurant

    LG's serving robot began carrying up to four trays at a CJ Foodville noodle restaurant and returning dishes to the kitchen.

    Verdict Foodservice
  2. LG unveils CLOi serving robot for CES

    LG introduced a serving robot for hotels and airport lounges among three new CLOi commercial robots.

    IEEE Spectrum

Sources

Figures come from public sources. Every link below backs something on this page.

IEEE Spectrum LG Introduces Three New CLOi Commercial Robots Lodging Magazine LG develops hotel service robots Verdict Food Service LG Cloi ServeBot at CJ Foodville restaurant

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