LG, NVIDIA Partner for Humanoid Robots and Vera Rubin AI Factories

NVIDIA and LG are expanding their collaboration into physical AI, robotics, and automotive software through a new memorandum of understanding. This partnership targets the next generation of industrial automation and consumer appliances, signaling a shift toward integrated AI infrastructure for manufacturing. Buyers in the industrial sector should watch for how these joint efforts reshape the timeline for deploying autonomous robots and AI-defined vehicles.

LG builds bipedal robots with Jetson Thor and constructs 80MW AI factories

The collaboration centers on three main hardware and software pillars: humanoid robots, AI factories, and next-generation vehicles. LG will utilize NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, Jetson Thor, and Halos for Robotics to build its upcoming bipedal humanoid platform. This system aims to combine advanced safety features with high-performance computing to enable complex physical tasks in unstructured environments.

• Humanoid Platform: NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, NVIDIA Jetson Thor, NVIDIA Halos for Robotics
• Humanoid Debut: CES 2027
• AI Factory Architecture: NVIDIA DSX, NVIDIA Vera Rubin
• AI Factory Timeline: 2027 (Reference Site), First Half 2028 (80MW-scale in Cheonan)
• Automotive Platform: NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion

Technical specifications for the humanoid platform include the Jetson Thor processor and the Isaac GR00T software framework. The bipedal robot is scheduled to make its public debut at CES 2027. Additionally, LG will unveil the CLOiD, a wheel-based robot designed specifically for use within its Tennessee washing machine manufacturing lines.

Beyond robotics, the partnership addresses large-scale AI infrastructure and automotive software. LG plans to construct AI factory reference sites using NVIDIA DSX and Vera Rubin architectures. A larger 80MW-scale AI factory in Cheonan is expected to open in the first half of 2028. The automotive division will develop AI-defined vehicles built on the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion platform for infotainment and software integration.

NVIDIA stated, "Great to welcome [@LGE_Global] Group Chairman Kwang-mo Koo and LG leaders to NVIDIA as we enter the next chapter of our collaboration. Together, we’re expanding our work across AI infrastructure, physical AI and robotics. We’re excited about what our teams can build together." We've been tracking Physical AI, Humanoid Robots, AI Factories, AI-Defined Vehicles closely — see our earlier coverage on NVIDIA Vera Rubin is the first.