LG Artcool AI Air: Smart Air Conditioner That Detects People & Saves Energy
LG's new Artcool AI Air uses smart sensing to direct cool air toward occupants, detect open windows, and optimize energy efficiency.
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LG Artcool AI Air: Smart Air Conditioner That Detects People & Saves Energy
The Artcool AI Air doesn’t look as artsy as LG’s previous Artcool air conditioners, but it does offer improved energy efficiency by detecting the room’s layout and the position of its occupants so it can direct airflow right to them. Image : Google The company hasn’t announced pricing or availability, nor does it detail what technology the Artcool AI Air is using. Ideally it’s relying on mmWave radar sensing — similar to what Samsung may rely on to bring ambient sensing to its Smart Things devices — which is sensitive enough to even detect a person’s rate of breathing. That technology could potentially allow the Artcool AI Air to differentiate between an actual person in a room, and a plant swaying back and forth in the airflow that it can ignore. Despite being part of LG’s Artcool line, the new air conditioner features a black mirror finish instead of hiding behind artwork or photos. Previous additions to LG’s Artcool air conditioner line featured a 27-inch LCD screen on the front that…
