[CES 2021] From home service robots to rollable phones… Samsung·LG Electronics showing new technology

Introduction of products and services that combine AI and IoT

Samjeon, from robot vacuum cleaner to pet care service

Raeah Kim, a virtual man made by LG, speaks at the conference

The world’s largest electronics and IT exhibition’CES 2021′ opened online for the first time on the 11th (U.S. local time) due to a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). At CES, global companies introduced new technologies and future vision.

This day Samsung Electronics (005930) Financial analysisChart areaGoing Company ReportWow LG Electronics (066570) Financial analysisChart areaGoing Company ReportParticipated in the theme of’Home, Daily Life, and People’, and introduced a number of innovative products and services incorporating new technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Both companies held an online briefing on the day and introduced strategic new products and future robots under development. CES 2021 will be held online and the number of participating companies this year, such as the absence of Huawei from China, is said to have attracted more attention from the industry and media to Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics.

At Samsung Electronics, President Seung Hyeon-joon of Samsung Research, a research and development organization, appeared at a press conference and said, “Corona 19 has brought about a new life and crisis, such as the transition to a non-face-to-face era, but overcoming it and making every effort to move toward a better everyday life. We must do it together,” he said. “Samsung Electronics will actively contribute with people-centered technology and innovation.”

Samsung Electronics unveiled the world’s first robot cleaner equipped with Intel’s AI solution,’Samsung Jetbot AI’, and’SmartThings Pet’, a companion animal care service using Jetbot AI. The new home service robot’Samsung Bot™ Handy’, which is currently being researched, also debuted on this day. The Samsung Bot Handy recognizes the location or shape of an object, grabs or moves, and takes care of various chores.

In addition, the previously unveiled caring robots, serving robots, and wearable walking assistance robots also showed more advanced technologies. President Seung said, “Robots are the pinnacle of AI-based personalization services,” and said, “We will play a role as a partner in personal life through optimized combination of hardware and software.”

LG Electronics first unveiled the virtual human’Kim Rae-ah’ and the world’s first rollable phone’LG Rollable’ through a press conference. Rae-ah Kim is a virtual human implemented by LG Electronics through AI technology, and showed a three-dimensional and lively appearance through deep learning. As a conference speaker, Rae-ah Kim introduced’LG Chloe Sterilization Bot’, a robot that works on quarantine in a specific space, and’LG Ultra Fine All-Red Pro’, a professional monitor with a 2021-type LG Gram and OLED (organic light-emitting diode) panel. did. However, the specific specifications and driving method of LG Rollable were not disclosed on this day, and the real thing was revealed in the form of a pre-advertisement.

Bong-Seok Kwon, CEO of LG Electronics, appeared as a video narrator at the conference and explained, “I will not stop the journey of innovation that enables customers to lead a better life and keep their precious daily lives in an era that rapidly changes in unexpected ways.” .

In addition, LG Electronics has shown more advanced services based on new technologies such as’LG ThinQ’, a home appliance management application linked with AI, and’Artificial Intelligence Cook’, which finds and informs the optimal recipe when food barcodes are taken with a smartphone. LG Electronics has also introduced a service that asks the LG ThinQ app to install home appliances in another space in partnership with the US home service company’Home Advisor’.
/ Reporter Park Si-jin [email protected]

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