South Korean electronics firms expand robotics and AI

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What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

• [DISPUTED] LG plans to unveil its next-generation humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2025.
• [DISPUTED] LG plans to present a two-legged humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2027.
• [● 12 SOURCES] LG and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding on August 13 to collaborate on robotics, AI factories, and mobility.
• [● 12 SOURCES] LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, Jetson Thor, and Halos for Robotics.
• [● 8 SOURCES] LG intends to establish an 80MW AI factory in Cheonan, South Korea, by the first half of 2028.
• [● 8 SOURCES] LG will develop a next-generation AI-defined vehicle platform using NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion to expand into autonomous driving.
• [● 8 SOURCES] LG Energy Solution's Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) has also qualified for NVIDIA DSX Ready.
• [● 7 SOURCES] LG will test its CLOiD wheel-based robot at its washing machine manufacturing plant in Tennessee within this year.
• [● 7 SOURCES] LG plans to build an AI factory reference site using NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform in the first half of 2027.
• [● 6 SOURCES] The LG Yangjae Data Factory is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of this year.
• [● 6 SOURCES] LG is using its CLOiD robots to collect data in simulated home and manufacturing environments.
• [● 6 SOURCES] The DSX Ready program identifies individual products that meet requirements for the NVIDIA DSX AI Factory design.

Timeline

1. 9 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 6 sources

   LG Chem integrates AI as core engine for drug discovery

   LG Chem is leveraging AI to revolutionize drug discovery, focusing on precision oncology and personalized mRNA cancer vaccines with clinical development targets set for 2029.

2. 16 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

   LG Electronics expands AI data center cooling solutions

   LG Electronics is scaling its AI data center cooling business, securing NVIDIA certification for large-scale liquid cooling and partnering with GS E&C and GRC to develop immersion cooling technologies.

3. 25 days ago

   [BUSINESS] 6 sources

   LG Electronics secures North American AI data center cooling deal

   LG Electronics signed a long-term deal to supply cooling solutions for over 5GW of AI data center projects in North America, supported by new and expanded manufacturing facilities in the US and South Korea.

4. 30 days ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   LG Electronics joins NVIDIA Partner Network for AI datacenter cooling

   LG Electronics has joined the NVIDIA Partner Network as a preferred partner for power and cooling solutions, providing liquid cooling technology for high-density AI datacenters.

5. about 1 month ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

   Mobilint to develop on-device AI chips with LG and Doosan

   Mobilint is partnering with LG Electronics, Doosan Robotics, and Daedong to develop specialized on-device AI semiconductors for humanoids, collaborative robots, and agricultural machinery.

6. about 1 month ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 27 sources

   LG Group expands AI data center infrastructure footprint

   LG Group is targeting the AI data center market by securing NVIDIA DSX Ready qualifications for its liquid cooling (LG Electronics) and battery storage (LG Energy Solution) solutions, while partnering with MS.

7. about 2 months ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 6 sources

   LG AI Research unveils specialized Expert AI for industry

   LG AI Research unveiled specialized ‘Expert AI’ for manufacturing, finance, and science, including an AI-driven autonomous laboratory and models that reduced material discovery time from months to a single day.

8. about 2 months ago

   [TECHNOLOGY] 4 sources

   LG hosts ‘LG SPARK 2026’ AI festival with global tech leaders

   LG is hosting ‘LG SPARK 2026’ in Seoul, an AI festival featuring global tech giants like NVIDIA and Google to showcase the group’s advancements in Physical AI, data centers, and business AI transformation.

9. 2 months ago

   [BUSINESS] 4 sources

   LG Electronics recruits R&D talent in US for AI and robotics

   LG Electronics hosted the North America Tech Conference in San Francisco to recruit R&D experts for its future growth sectors, including robotics, AI data center cooling, and mobility.

10. 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    LG expands AI footprint through NVIDIA robotics partnership and Machineflows investment

    LG is expanding its AI footprint through a robotics data factory with NVIDIA in Seoul and a seed investment in Machineflows, an AI startup developing enterprise coding agents.

11. 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 9 sources

    LG and Nvidia partner to develop humanoid robots and AI infrastructure

    LG and Nvidia have partnered to develop humanoid robots, AI infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles, starting with industrial wheel-based robots in 2026 and aiming for a bipedal humanoid in early 2027.

12. 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources

    LG Electronics expands NVIDIA partnership for robotics and AI vehicles

    LG Electronics is expanding its partnership with NVIDIA to advance robotics through a new Seoul-based Data Factory and to develop next-generation AI-driven autonomous vehicle platforms.

13. 2 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 13 sources

    LG Electronics and Nvidia accelerate robotics and physical AI collaboration

    LG Electronics and Nvidia are deepening their robotics partnership, targeting 100,000 hours of training data by 2026 to advance humanoid robot technology and physical AI capabilities.

14. 3 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 15 sources

    LG and NVIDIA partner on humanoid robots, AI factories, and mobility

    LG and NVIDIA have signed an agreement to collaborate on humanoid robotics, AI factories, and autonomous mobility, including plans for a bipedal robot unveiling in 2027 and an 80MW AI factory in South Korea.

15. 3 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources

    LG Electronics teams with Nvidia as Korean factories accelerate AI deployment

    LG Electronics and Nvidia partner on physical AI robotics as Korean factories expand AI safety, logistics and document‑processing tools, backed by a 20 trillion‑won government programme.

16. 3 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources

    LG Electronics establishes Robotics Business Center to boost future development

    LG Electronics is setting up a Robotics Business Center, reporting to its CEO, to integrate development, sales and manufacturing, launch a data‑factory, and advance its Robot Foundation Model, effective July 1

17. 3 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 18 sources

    Samsung creates RX robotics division to accelerate robot development

    Samsung Electronics created the RX robotics division, reporting to CEO TM Roh and led by ex‑Hyundai executive Lee Dong‑kun. Based in Seoul with R&D sites planned in the US, China and Japan, it will first push工业

18. 4 months ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 5 sources

    LG Electronics launches Robotics Business Unit to accelerate growth

    LG Electronics is forming a Robotics Business Unit reporting to its CEO, launching on 1 July 2026, with a data factory in Seoul to boost robot commercialization across sectors.

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