LG CLOi GuideBot

What it's for

The LG CLOi GuideBot from the CLOi line by LG Electronics is a robot for guiding guests and displaying information or advertising. It has two 27-inch touchscreens and a smaller 9.2-inch "face" display.

Typical uses are hospitality (hotels), retail (retail) and airports, in practice anywhere visibility matters. The large screens turn it into a mobile advertising medium: it can lead a customer to a stand while showing offers at the same time. Navigation is handled by LiDAR, ToF sensors, depth cameras, a bumper and a magnetic sensor.

There is a difference between it and the LG CLOi ServeBot from the same family: the ServeBot carries food and goods, while the GuideBot has no shelves for that. Its job is presence and communication. Don't buy it for transport, and for a restaurant (restaurants) only if you want it to greet guests and show the menu on screen. The battery lasts up to 5 hours (RobotLAB data), which means one longer shift with a break for charging. We describe the wider service-robot market in “Service Robots in Restaurants and Hotels”.

Who it's for

Worth considering for: high-traffic venues that want to combine guest navigation with advertising, such as hotels, malls, airports and large stores. It makes sense where someone is responsible for the screen content and updates it regularly.

Who it doesn't suit: small venues and outlets where nearly $40,000 will not pay back in the form of service. We don't recommend it to businesses looking for goods transport, or to anyone who needs local service in Poland: we know of no Polish distributor, and sales are documented in the US through RobotLAB. Five hours of runtime also means planning a charging break in the middle of the day.

See also “Service Robots in Restaurants and Hotels”.

Deployments

We have no confirmed GuideBot deployments in Poland and don't know of any specific hotels or airports using it. We know that it is sold and rented in the US by RobotLAB.

In Poland, delivery and cleaning robots are more common, for example the PuduBot 2 or Keenon DinerBot T8 in food service. You'll find an overview in service robots.

temi V3 is a much cheaper reception and telepresence robot, from $4,499 (about PLN 17,400 (≈ EUR 3,990)) or from $125 per month under RaaS; availability in Poland is unconfirmed. It has no large advertising screens, but costs a fraction of the GuideBot.

PAL Robotics ARI is a social and service robot for human-robot interaction and reception: 165 cm tall, speaks more than 20 languages, price on request. It is for those who need conversation in many languages.

Pepper is a reception robot on wheels (120 cm, 28 kg) that was withdrawn in 2024 after roughly 27,000 units were built. It is a reference point for the whole category, but not something you can buy.

If, instead of guiding guests, you want to carry dishes, choose the LG CLOi ServeBot, or, with availability in Poland, the PuduBot 2 (from about PLN 42,927 (≈ EUR 9,840), or for rent from PLN 990 (≈ EUR 225) per month).

We have no confirmed launch date or milestones for the GuideBot, so we won't construct a timeline. What we do know is that it is one of two CLOi-line robots, alongside the LG CLOi ServeBot, offered in the US by RobotLAB for sale or rent.

Runtime deserves attention: according to RobotLAB it is up to 5 hours per charge. Older listings tend to overstate it, so with any service robot, compare the claims against the distributor's own page. You can check current information about the line at LG Electronics.