LG and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding to move their partnership into full execution, collaborating on next-
LG and NVIDIA announced a strategic collaboration on August 13, 2026, at NVIDIA's Santa Clara headquarters, with LG Corp Chairman and CEO Kwang Mo Koo and NVIDIA Founder and CEO Jensen Huang in attendance. The partnership marks a shift from strategic planning into active execution across robotics, AI factories, and mobility solutions.
Under the agreement, LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA's open humanoid foundation model, for public unveiling in the first quarter of 2027. The humanoid will be powered by NVIDIA Jetson Thor for onboard computing and reasoning, and incorporates NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, described as the industry's first full-stack comprehensive safety system for robotics. LG plans to leverage capabilities across LG Electronics, LG Innotek, and LG Energy Solution, including actuators, sensors, and batteries.
Within 2026, LG will deploy LG CLOiD, a wheel-based robot, to LG Electronics' washing machine manufacturing line in Tennessee for real-world validation. Based on validation results, LG intends to refine robot performance and expand deployment to global production facilities, homes, and commercial spaces. The companies are also building a robot data factory powered by LG CNS PhysicalWorks to support continuous data collection, synthetic data generation, and training for robotics.
LG is leveraging the NVIDIA DSX platform to establish AI factory reference sites. 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 megawatt scale AI Factory in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, by the first half of 2028 to advance physical AI and robot foundation models. Through these initiatives, LG plans to offer validated, turnkey solutions to global technology customers.
Additionally, LG will develop a high-performance computing platform for next-generation AI-defined vehicles built on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion, integrating LG's in-vehicle infotainment and automotive software capabilities. This strategy expands LG's existing vehicle component capabilities into the autonomous driving domain, positioning the company to provide global original equipment manufacturers with integrated autonomous driving and in-cabin AI services. The companies will operate a joint task force comprising technical and business experts to drive execution across research and development, site validation, and commercialization.