Refrigerator

A refrigerator comprising:

• a cabinet that defines a storage space;
• a door assembly rotatably coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
• an operation module disposed at an upper portion of the door assembly, the operation module comprising:
• a detection device configured to detect a user, and
• an input device configured to, based on the detection device detecting the user, emit light to allow the user to recognize a position of the input device;
• and
• a door opening device disposed at a lower portion of the cabinet and configured to, in response to a signal being received from the input device, protrude toward a rear surface of the door assembly and push the door assembly away from the cabinet,
• wherein the cabinet defines an installation space recessed from the lower portion of the cabinet toward the storage space and configured to receive the door opening device,
• wherein the cabinet comprises:
• a cover plate that defines a lower surface of the cabinet and that is disposed above a machine room of the refrigerator, the cover plate defining the installation space,
• an outer casing that defines an external appearance of the cabinet,
• an inner casing disposed inward relative to the outer casing, the cabinet defining an insulation space between the outer casing and the inner casing, and
• an insulation material disposed in the insulation space,
• wherein the cover plate defines a lower surface of the outer casing, and
• wherein the installation space is recessed from the cover plate toward the insulation space.