LG’s new Hom-Bot Turbo+ robot vacuum cleaner doubles as a home camera

Ahead of CES 2016, LG is unveiling its new line-up of products, one of which is the Hom-Bot Turbo+. Think of it as a droid that cleans (#TheForceAwakens). The Hom-Bot Turbo+ is the latest generation of LG’s robotic vacuum cleaners, and the first with augmented reality technology.

LG calls the new augmented reality tool Home-Joy. You use your smartphone’s camera to tap on any part of the room, and the Hom-Bot Turbo+ goes to that exact location and begins cleaning. Should be pretty useful when you spill some potato chips on the ground and want your robot to take care of it.

The Hom-Bot Turbo+ has triple camera sensors; the one on the front enables two smart features called Home-View and Home-Guard. Home-View transmits a real-time video feed to a paired smartphone so you can remotely control the vacuum from the comfort of your couch.

When the Hom-Bot Turbo+ detects movement in the house, it can send photos to a paired smartphone using the Home-Guard feature.

LG will also be showing the award-winning CordZero Canister vacuum cleaner, which is actually quite fun to use, at CES 2016.

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