LG is set to unveil its next-generation humanoid robot
powered by the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T.
LG announced (August 2026) that they are in the process of creating a bipedal humanoid robot of the future that will be publicly unveiled in the first quarter of next year(2027). This robot will be constructed using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA’s open reasoning humanoid foundation model.
On August 13 (2026), LG and NVIDIA executed a memorandum of understanding at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The signing ceremony was attended by Kwang Mo Koo, Chairman and CEO of LG Corp, and Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA. This agreement signifies a transition from strategic blueprints to full execution in the areas of mobility, AI factories, and robotics.
Additionally, LG intends to validate LG CLOiD wheel-based robots at LG Electronics’ washing machine manufacturing line in Tennessee, construct AI factory reference sites using NVIDIA DSX and NVIDIA Vera Rubin, and create a next-generation AI-defined vehicle platform using NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion in accordance with the agreement.
LG Corp. Chairman and CEO Kwang Mo Koo (right) and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang (left) shake hands at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Aug. 13th.
Kwang Mo Koo, Chairman and CEO of LG Corp., said, “As our discussions have moved fast, our tasks and goals in AI Factory and Physical AI have become clear. We will accelerate the spread of AI by building industry-leading references.”
“The defining opportunity of physical AI is to give every machine the ability to understand the real world, reason and act safely alongside people — reshaping everyday life from the home and factory floor to the road,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “Building on years of collaboration, LG and NVIDIA are combining LG’s leadership in product engineering and manufacturing with NVIDIA technology to accelerate the next era of robots, AI factories and autonomous vehicles.”
Robotics:
Validating Wheel-Based Robots at LG’s Tennessee Washing Machine Plant
LG and NVIDIA are enhancing their partnership to expedite the development and real-world deployment of physical AI, which includes humanoids, wheel-based robots, and the data systems required to train and enhance them.
LG is in the process of creating its next-generation bipedal humanoid, which is expected to be unveiled to the public in the first quarter. The humanoid is being constructed using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA’s open humanoid foundation model, and NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, the industry’s first full-stack comprehensive safety system for robotics. It is powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor for onboard compute, advanced reasoning, and control. LG intends to integrate the capabilities of “One LG” across LG Electronics, LG Innotek, and LG Energy Solution, which encompass actuators, sensors, and batteries.
Additionally, LG Electronics will deploy LG CLOiD, a wheel-based robot, to its washing machine manufacturing line in Tennessee this year for validation in a real-world production environment. LG will increase the deployment of the robots to global production facilities, homes, and commercial spaces, while simultaneously optimising their performance and utility in accordance with the validation results.
The collaboration also encompasses technical work to construct a robot data factory that is propelled by LG CNS PhysicalWorks, LG’s robot data platform. A physical AI data factory will be established on-site to facilitate the continuous capture of data, synthetic data generation, training, and verification for robotics. PhysicalWorks will be developed to facilitate this process.
The competitiveness of LG’s in-house Robot Foundation Model (RFM), which is currently under development, will be enhanced by the robot data and manufacturing-site validation experience acquired through this collaboration. LG intends to enhance its technological competitiveness in robotics by actively employing NVIDIA Isaac GR00T and enhancing its own AI model capabilities.
A joint Task Force (TF) consisting of technical and business experts will be established by LG and NVIDIA to facilitate execution. Across site validation, R&D, and commercialisation, the TF will work in close collaboration.
AI Factory:
LG Taps NVIDIA DSXT platform to Establish Reference Sites Leading the Global AI Factory Market
LG is employing the NVIDIA DSX AI factory architecture in conjunction with “One LG” capabilities to address AI infrastructure (AIDC) across thermal management, power, design, and operations.
LG intends to construct an AI factory reference site that is propelled by NVIDIA Vera Rubin during the first half of 2027. LG intends to advance physical AI and robot foundation models (RFMs) by constructing an 80 MW scale LG AI Factory in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, by the first half of 2028, based on these findings.
LG intends to validate a One LG end-to-end AI factory solution that encompasses design, construction, and operations through these initiatives, which are built on the NVIDIA DSX platform.
LG also anticipates that it will increase its business opportunities in the global AI infrastructure market by providing validated, turnkey “One LG” package solutions to global big tech customers.
Future Mobility:
LG Builds Next-Generation AI-Defined Vehicle Platform with NVIDIA DRIVE
LG intends to create a high-performance computing (HPC) platform for the next iteration of AI-Defined Vehicles (AIDVs) that is based on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and comprises LG’s automotive software and in-vehicle infotainment capabilities.
LG will extend its current vehicle component capability, which is focused on IVI, into the autonomous driving domain by utilising NVIDIA’s AI-based autonomous driving technologies and vehicle computing platforms.
LG intends to offer global OEMs next-generation automotive solutions that integrate autonomous driving capabilities with in-cabin AI services, thereby enabling the emergence of new growth opportunities in the future mobility market.
LG Corp. Chairman and CEO Kwang Mo Koo (right) and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang (left) pose for a photo while holding a miniature humanoid robot at NVIDIA’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Aug. 13th.
Picture Source: LG Corp.
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