“With the data collected through sensors in each home appliance such as refrigerators, washing machines, and air purifiers, we can thoroughly analyze the patterns and living environments of each user, and by gathering this data, we can provide customized services for each user, so home appliances will go beyond simple automation devices and become companions in our lives.”

Kim Seong-hyeok, CTO and Managing Director of LG Electronics' Artificial Intelligence Research Lab, presented on the topic of 'Future Strategy for Smart Homes Combined with AI' at the '2nd Advanced Sensor Frontier Forum' held on the 23rd.

At this event, Senior Researcher Kim Seong-hyeok stated that artificial intelligence (AI) technology is rapidly developing and deeply penetrating into our lives, and in particular, the method of analyzing real-time data by combining it with various sensors is creating innovative changes in various fields such as smart homes, vehicles, and healthcare.

Senior Researcher Kim Seong-hyeok introduced LG Electronics' latest technology development cases, which clearly show how sensor-based AI can be usefully applied in real life.

Sensors are devices that detect the physical environment and play a key role in helping AI learn and make decisions.

A variety of sensors collect data around us, including gas detection sensors in air purifiers, non-contact temperature sensors in dryers, and millimeter wave radars in air conditioners.

Combining this with AI will allow us to provide more appropriate services by analyzing the behavioral patterns of actual users, rather than simply operating the device automatically.

For example, LG Electronics has developed a function that can distinguish various pollutants such as formaldehyde, ammonia, and oil vapor in addition to simple fine dust detection using sensors built into air purifiers.

This makes it possible to provide customized filter recommendation services.

Home appliances are evolving from simple air purifiers to personalized health care tools.

In the past, smart homes were simply about operating home appliances based on voice commands, but with the recent advancement of AI sensor technology, the space itself is changing into a form that understands and responds to the user's behavior.

For example, air conditioners with built-in millimeter wave radar sensors can detect the user's location and movement in real time to adjust the wind direction and automatically reduce unnecessary cooling at certain temperatures.

Additionally, smart refrigerators can learn the user's lifestyle patterns and provide customized food management functions.

Representative examples include sensors inside the refrigerator monitoring the freshness of food, and AI analyzing this to recommend expiration dates for food ingredients.

AI sensing technology is also playing an important role in the healthcare field.

LG Electronics' research has developed a smart monitor and laptop that can detect biometric information, such as heart rate, stress index, and blood pressure.It enables real-time measurement and analysis of various health information such as pressure.

As this data accumulates, AI can evolve into the ability to predict a user's health status and provide appropriate advice.

In addition, smartwatches and wearable devices can use RPPG (remote heart rate monitoring) technology to analyze the user's heart rate and stress level in a non-contact manner.

This has the potential to evolve into more sophisticated personalized healthcare solutions in the future.

Now, AI is moving beyond simply executing pre-programmed commands to analyzing massive amounts of data provided by sensors and learning about people's behavior and lifestyle patterns.

The 'home robot' concept proposed by LG Electronics suggests the direction in which home appliances themselves will develop into artificial intelligence robots.

Refrigerators, air purifiers, dryers, air conditioners, etc. collect data through their own sensors, and AI comprehensively analyzes this data to provide smarter services.

“These changes are not only focused on making our lives more convenient and healthier, but also on providing a more personalized, customized environment,” said Executive Director Kim Sung-hyuk. “As AI becomes more capable of understanding our lives, the technology will move beyond being a simple automation device and become a companion.”