LG and NVIDIA Partner on Humanoid Robots and AI Infrastructure

South Korea's LG Group and U.S. chipmaker NVIDIA have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen their collaboration in developing humanoid robots, building AI factory infrastructure, and creating next-generation autonomous vehicle systems. The agreement was signed at NVIDIA's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on August 13, 2026, formalizing a strategic partnership that aims to accelerate the adoption of physical AI across multiple industries.

The partnership's most immediate goal is the development of a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot. LG plans to unveil the robot in the first quarter of 2027. It will be powered by NVIDIA's Jetson Thor computing platform for onboard processing and reasoning, and built using NVIDIA's Isaac GR00T humanoid foundation model and Halos robotics safety system. Key LG affiliates will contribute essential hardware components, with LG Electronics supplying actuators, LG Innotek providing sensors, and LG Energy Solution providing batteries. LG has already established a pilot production line for the robot at its plant in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province.

Beyond the humanoid, LG will deploy its wheeled CLOiD robots at a washing machine...