# South Korean electronics firms expand robotics and AI > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/south-korean-electronics-firms-launch-robotics-units > Updated: 2026-09-13T00:00:03.000Z. Sources: 68. Developments: 12. In July 2026, LG Electronics established a dedicated Robotics Business Unit to commercialize robotics across industrial, commercial, and residential markets. A central component is the specialized Data Factory at the Yangjae R&D campus in Seoul, designed to generate operational data for LG’s Robot Foundation Model (RFM). Concurrently, Samsung Electronics launched its RX (Robotics eXperience) division and increased its stake in Rainbow Robotics to approximately 35%, aiming for AI-autonomous manufacturing by 2030. Following a memorandum of understanding signed in Santa Clara, LG has deepened its partnership with Nvidia to integrate LG’s hardware with Nvidia’s AI stack. This collaboration focuses on physical AI, AI infrastructure, and mobility. LG is developing a bipedal humanoid robot utilizing Nvidia’s Isaac GR00T foundation model and Jetson Thor platform, with a planned unveiling by the first quarter of 2027. In September 2026, LG hosted ‘LG SPARK 2026’, an AI innovation festival at the LG Sciencepark in Magok, Seoul. The event featured the ‘LG Tech Fair’, showcasing 41 R&D technologies, and the ‘LG AX Fair’, presenting 68 cases of AI application in business. Global tech leaders including Nvidia, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft participated in the ‘LG AI DevCon’. During the festival, LG AI Research showcased its ‘EXAONE’ model family, highlighting specialized ‘Expert AI’ solutions for manufacturing, finance, and science. Notable achievements included the ‘EXAONE Discovery’ model, which identified a hair loss treatment candidate in one day—a process that previously took 22 months. LG also announced plans to launch an ‘AI Autonomous Laboratory’ by the end of 2026 to automate new material development through combined AI and robotics. ## Claims - LG plans to unveil its next-generation humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2025. (disputed by 3 sources) - LG plans to present a two-legged humanoid robot in the first quarter of 2027. (disputed) - LG and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding on August 13 to collaborate on robotics, AI factories, and mobility. (corroborated by 12 sources) - LG is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot using NVIDIA Isaac GR00T, Jetson Thor, and Halos for Robotics. (corroborated by 12 sources) - LG intends to establish an 80MW AI factory in Cheonan, South Korea, by the first half of 2028. (corroborated by 8 sources) - LG will develop a next-generation AI-defined vehicle platform using NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion to expand into autonomous driving. (corroborated by 8 sources) - LG will test its CLOiD wheel-based robot at its washing machine manufacturing plant in Tennessee within this year. (corroborated by 7 sources) - LG plans to build an AI factory reference site using NVIDIA’s Vera Rubin platform in the first half of 2027. (corroborated by 7 sources) - The LG Yangjae Data Factory is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of this year. (corroborated by 6 sources) - LG is using its CLOiD robots to collect data in simulated home and manufacturing environments. (corroborated by 6 sources) - LG Electronics aims to secure 100,000 hours of robot training data by the end of 2026. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Madison Huang, a senior director at Nvidia, visited the LG Yangjae Data Factory in Seoul. (corroborated by 4 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-09-13: 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. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-display-accelerates-ai-transformation-via-ax-squad ### 2026-09-04: 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. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-hosts-lg-spark-2026-ai-festival-with-global-tech-leaders ### 2026-08-31: 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. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-electronics-recruits-rd-talent-in-us-for-ai-and-robotics ### 2026-08-25: 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. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-expands-ai-footprint-through-nvidia-robotics-partnership-and-machineflows-investment ### 2026-08-22: 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. 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-and-nvidia-partner-to-develop-humanoid-robots-and-ai-infrastructure ### 2026-08-20: 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. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-electronics-and-nvidia-deepen-robotics-and-ai-collaboration ### 2026-08-16: 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. 13 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-and-nvidia-partner-on-humanoid-robots-and-ai-infrastructure ### 2026-08-14: 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 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-and-nvidia-form-strategic-alliance-for-humanoid-robots-and-ai-factories ### 2026-07-29: 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. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-electronics-teams-with-nvidia-as-korean-factories-accelerate-ai-deployment ### 2026-07-24: 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 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-electronics-establishes-robotics-business-center-to-boost-future-development ### 2026-07-21: 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 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/samsung-electronics-launches-new-rx-robotics-business-unit-to-accelerate-robot-commercialization ### 2026-07-01: 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. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lg-electronics-launches-robotics-business-unit-to-accelerate-growth --- Cite as: South Korean electronics firms expand robotics and AI. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/south-korean-electronics-firms-launch-robotics-units