# LG to Unveil Its Next-Gen Humanoid Robot, Built on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T

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- Published: 2026-08-14T09:30:00+07:00
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_LG and NVIDIA Collaboration Moves Beyond Strategic Blueprints into Execution_

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — LG today announced they’re developing
a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot built using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA’s
open reasoning humanoid foundation model, for a public unveiling in the first quarter
of next year.

 LG and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding on August 13 at NVIDIA’s headquarters
in Santa Clara, California, with Chairman and CEO of LG Corp Kwang Mo Koo and NVIDIA
Founder and CEO Jensen Huang in attendance, marking a shift from strategic blueprints
into full execution across robotics, AI factories and mobility.

Under the agreement, LG also plans to validate LG CLOiD wheel-based robots at LG
Electronics’ washing machine manufacturing line in Tennessee, build AI factory reference
sites using NVIDIA DSX and NVIDIA Vera Rubin, and develop a next-generation AI-defined
vehicle platform using NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion.

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."

**1. Robotics:**

**Validating Wheel-Based Robots at LG’s Tennessee Washing Machine Plant**

LG and NVIDIA are expanding their collaboration to accelerate physical AI, from 
development to real-world deployment, spanning humanoids, wheel-based robots and
the data systems needed to train and improve them.

LG is developing its next-generation bipedal humanoid targeting a public unveiling
in the first quarter. The humanoid is powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor for onboard 
compute, advanced reasoning and control and is being built 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. LG plans to bring together"
One LG" capabilities across LG Electronics, LG Innotek and LG Energy Solution, including
actuators, sensors and batteries. 

Additionally, within this year, LG will deploy LG CLOiD—a wheel-based robot— to 
LG Electronics’ washing machine manufacturing line in Tennessee for validation in
a real-world production environment. Based on the validation results, LG will refine
the robots’ performance and utility, while expanding deployment to global production
facilities, homes, and commercial spaces.

The collaboration also includes technical work to build a robot data factory powered
by LG CNS PhysicalWorks, LG’s robot data platform. PhysicalWorks will be developed
to support an on-site physical AI data factory for continuous data collection, synthetic
data generation, training and verification for robotics.

The robot data and manufacturing-site validation experience gained through this 
collaboration will also strengthen the competitiveness of LG’s in-house Robot Foundation
Model (RFM), currently under development. LG plans to actively use NVIDIA Isaac 
GR00T while continuing to advance its own AI model capabilities, building technology
competitiveness in robotics.

To drive execution, LG and NVIDIA will operate a joint Task Force (TF) comprising
technical and business experts. The TF will collaborate closely across R&D, site
validation, and commercialization.

**2. AI Factory:**

**LG Taps NVIDIA DSX****^(T)**** platform to Establish Reference Sites Leading the
Global AI Factory Market**

LG is using the NVIDIA DSX AI factory architecture paired with "One LG" capabilities
across AI infrastructure (AIDC)—including thermal management, power, design, and
operations.

In the first half of 2027, LG plans to build an AI factory reference site powered
by NVIDIA Vera Rubin. Building on these results, LG plans to construct an 80 MW 
scale LG AI Factory in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, by the first half of 2028 to 
advance physical AI and robot foundation models (RFMs).

Through these initiatives, LG plans to validate a One LG end-to-end AI factory solution
based on the NVIDIA DSX platform, spanning design, construction and operations.

LG also expects to expand business opportunities in the global AI infrastructure
market by offering validated, turnkey "One LG" package solutions to global big tech
customers.

**3. Future Mobility:**

**LG Builds Next-Generation AI-Defined Vehicle Platform with NVIDIA DRIVE **

LG plans to develop a high-performance computing (HPC) platform for next-generation
AI-Defined Vehicles (AIDVs) built on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and integrating LG’s 
in-vehicle infotainment and automotive software capabilities.

By leveraging NVIDIA’s AI-based autonomous driving technologies and vehicle computing
platforms, LG will expand its existing vehicle component capability—centered on 
IVI—into the autonomous driving domain.

Through this strategy, LG plans to provide global OEMs with next-generation automotive
solutions that integrate autonomous driving features with in-cabin AI services, 
unlocking new growth opportunities in the future mobility market.

**About LG**

LG is a technology innovator and global leader in consumer electronics, advanced
materials, and automotive components. Founded in 1947, LG was a driving force behind
South Korea’s modernization. The company produced South Korea’s first radio and 
television sets and today is a global leader in organic light-emitting displays (
OLED), electric car batteries, and advanced industrial plastics. The LG group of
companies operates in more than 60 countries that together generate USD 140 billion
in annual revenue. LG Corporation (LG Corp.) is the holding company for industry-
leading LG subsidiaries, such as LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Energy Solution,
LG Chem, to name a few. For more information about the LG group of companies, visit
lgcorp.com.

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