"I was able to see some of its abilities at Switchbot's CES booth, where Onero dutifully picked up individual articles of clothing from a couch, rolled over to a washing machine, opened the door, placed the items inside and closed the door. The robot moved a bit slowly; it took nearly two minutes for it to grab one piece of clothing and deposit it inside the appliance which was only a few feet away."
"I'm not sure if its slowness was a quirk of the poor CES Wi-Fi, a demo designed to maximize conference-goers attention or a genuine limitation of the robot. But I'm not sure it matters all that much. The whole appeal of a chore robot is that it can take care of things when you're not around; if you come home to a load of laundry that's done, it's not that concerning if the robot took longer to complete the task than you would have."
CES 2026 showcased more humanoid and humanoid-like robots performing useful household tasks. Chinese company Switchbot applied its smart-home and robot vacuum expertise to the Onero H1, a wheeled robot with articulated arms designed to handle chores. The robot demonstrated picking up clothing, carrying items to a washing machine, opening the door, loading items, and closing the door, though the actions were relatively slow. The device uses RealSense cameras, other sensors, and on-device AI models to learn surroundings. Switchbot intends to sell the Onero later this year. The device aims to automate chores so owners return to completed tasks despite longer execution times.
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