LG Electronics is stepping up its robotics strategy through closer cooperation with Nvidia, just days after the two companies agreed to collaborate on future strategic technologies.
LG Electronics said it hosted key Nvidia executives on Aug. 18 at its Data Factory under construction in Seoul’s Seocho district to review the progress of their robotics collaboration and discuss ways to expand synergies. LG Electronics CEO Ryu Jae-cheol, LG CNS CEO Hyun Shin-kyoon and LG Sciencepark President Jung Soo-hun also attended.
The meeting came only four days after LG Group and Nvidia signed a strategic agreement at Nvidia’s headquarters in Santa Clara, California. The rapid follow-up highlights the companies’ intention to move beyond a high-level partnership and accelerate practical development in robotics and physical AI.
At the Seoul Data Factory, LG Electronics is deploying its humanoid robot LG CLOiD to collect and generate data for robot training. The robots perform tasks in simulated home and manufacturing environments, including cleaning, moving components, loading and assembly.
The data is then processed and expanded using Nvidia’s physical AI technologies, including Nvidia Omniverse, Cosmos and Isaac. By combining real-world operational data with synthetic data, LG aims to build a continuous cycle of data collection, training and performance improvement.
LG Electronics expects to accumulate about 100,000 hours of robot training data by the end of this year, equivalent to roughly 12 years of continuous operation. The company plans to use the data to improve its robot foundation model and strengthen the capabilities of future humanoid robots.
Industry observers say LG’s extensive manufacturing and logistics data could provide an advantage as physical AI shifts from laboratory development toward real-world deployment. LG can draw on decades of experience from factories and logistics operations, while Nvidia contributes AI computing, simulation and robotics software capabilities.
The Data Factory spans about 10,000 square meters across four floors. LG plans to increase the number of robots operating there to several hundred by the end of the year, turning the facility into a central hub for collecting and processing robotics training data.
LG Electronics has also established a robotics business center directly under its CEO as part of its broader push into the sector. The company is seeking to expand from industrial and commercial robots into home robotics while leveraging its capabilities in robotics components, hardware, software and data.
“Through synergies based on One LG and strategic partnerships with global companies, we will strengthen our physical AI capabilities and become a total robotics solution provider,” Ryu said.
