3 WTF robots from CES 2026

When it comes to the fun parts CES:, robotics are rarely boring and sometimes silly or surprising.

That doesn’t mean they aren’t useful, of course. But CES doesn’t have to be just a showcase for utilitarian factory-floor robots. These are often intended (eventually) to live in people’s homes, which means they are often humanized or otherwise given characteristics that make them stand out. Here are four of the weirdest (even if they’re practical) robots we saw at CES.

CLOiD will fold your laundry

LG’s CLOiD Admittedly, it’s not that outlandish in the realm of home robots, in the sense that it looks vaguely humanoid and actually seems to do useful things. Still, it’s pretty futuristic to have Rosie in there, though The Jetsons around your house, so it makes the list.

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CLOiD is still in the concept stage and may not hit the market for quite some time (if ever). However, LG gave CES visitors a live demo that included a demonstration of the ability to talk, its two operating arms, each of which has five digits on the end, and the fact that it can fold your laundry for you. Hopefully you’ll be able to send it to a laundromat if you don’t have a built-in washer/dryer combo, otherwise it’s a lot of wasted value.

Sweekar is hardly a robot, but it’s still worth a look

Worshipful.
Credit: Takway

Easily the weirdest device on this list is the Sweekar by the company Takway:. It is not a robot in the traditional sense. it won’t do your chores or anything like that. But that will to be your friend, and maybe that’s more important.

Sweekar is essentially a super-evolved Tamagotchi that changes shape over time. It starts out as an egg, and as you take care of it, it will gradually emerge from its shell and develop some sort of personality using generative AI. Taking care of it seems like a game in itself, similar to Tamagotchi, but the trick of making it grow over time is certainly unique. It’s also very customizable, which is nice.

The Switchbot onero H1 looks like a fighting dummy

Hit the sleds, boys!
Credit: Switchbot

Finally, Switchbot’s onero H1 falls into the same category as CLOiD; it might actually come in handy around here, but we’re not used to seeing things like that yet, so it’s on the list.

To its credit, the onero H1 looks like something that could help around the house. Basically, it’s a robot with a head and two arms that can be used to do chores around the house. It seems pretty practical, but honestly, I can’t look at it without seeing the faces they use at soccer practice. It just seems like something to hit, not something to rely on.

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