LG plans NVIDIA-based humanoid debut in early 2027

South Korean group LG is developing a next-generation humanoid robot. The machine is based on NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, an open foundation model for humanoids. Its public debut is planned for the first quarter of next year.

Agreement at NVIDIA headquarters

On August 13, LG and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding at NVIDIA's headquarters in Santa Clara, California. LG Corp Chairman and CEO Kwang Mo Koo and NVIDIA founder Jensen Huang attended the ceremony.

The companies have moved from strategic planning to full-scale work in robotics, AI factories and mobility. The agreement covers several areas:

validating LG CLOiD wheeled robots on a washing-machine production line in Tennessee;

building AI factory reference sites using NVIDIA DSX and NVIDIA Vera Rubin;

a next-generation vehicle platform based on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion.

Koo said: "Our discussions have progressed quickly, clarifying the tasks and goals for AI factories and physical AI. We will accelerate AI adoption by creating industry benchmarks."

Huang added: "The key opportunity of physical AI is to give every machine the ability to understand the real world, reason and act safely around people. This changes everyday life, from homes and factory floors to roads. Building on years of cooperation, LG and NVIDIA are combining LG's leadership in product design and manufacturing with NVIDIA technologies to accelerate a new era of robots, AI factories and autonomous vehicles."

Robotics

LG and NVIDIA are expanding cooperation to accelerate physical AI from development to real deployment. This includes humanoids, wheeled robots and data systems for training and improving them.

LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid, with a public premiere planned for the first quarter. The robot runs on NVIDIA Jetson Thor for onboard computing, advanced reasoning and control. It is being developed using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T and NVIDIA Halos for Robotics, described as the industry's first comprehensive robotics safety system.

LG plans to combine its "One LG" capabilities, drawing on LG Electronics, LG Innotek and LG Energy Solution for actuators, sensors and batteries.

This year, LG will deploy the LG CLOiD wheeled robot on a washing-machine assembly line in Tennessee to validate it in real manufacturing conditions. Following validation, the company will refine robot performance and functionality before expanding deployment to global factories, homes and commercial spaces.

The cooperation also includes technical work on a robot data factory using LG CNS PhysicalWorks, LG's data platform. PhysicalWorks will support an on-premises physical AI data factory for continuous data collection, synthetic data generation, robotics training and verification.

Experience from this cooperation will strengthen LG's own robotics foundation model (RFM), currently under development. LG plans to make extensive use of NVIDIA Isaac GR00T while continuing to develop its own AI modeling capabilities.

LG and NVIDIA will establish a joint task force of technical and business experts to implement the projects. It will cover research and development, on-site validation and commercialization.

AI factory

LG is applying the NVIDIA DSX AI factory architecture alongside its "One LG" AI data center infrastructure capabilities, including thermal management, power supply, design and operation.

In the first half of 2027, LG plans to build an AI factory reference site based on NVIDIA Vera Rubin. By the first half of 2028, it intends to build an 80 MW LG AI factory in Cheonan, South Chungcheong Province, to advance physical AI and robotics foundation models.

Through these initiatives, LG plans to validate its end-to-end "One LG" AI factory solution based on NVIDIA DSX, from design and construction to operation.

LG aims to expand its presence in the global AI infrastructure market by offering major IT customers integrated turnkey solutions under its "One LG" strategy.

Future mobility

LG is building a next-generation vehicle platform based on NVIDIA DRIVE. It intends to develop a high-performance computing platform for AI-defined vehicles (AIDVs), based on NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion and integrating LG infotainment systems and automotive software.

Using NVIDIA's autonomous-driving AI and computing platforms, LG will expand its automotive component expertise, currently focused on in-vehicle infotainment, into autonomous control.

This approach will enable the company to offer global automakers next-generation solutions combining autonomous driving with in-cabin AI services, opening further opportunities in future mobility.