LG to Release Nvidia-Powered Humanoid in 2027

LG is developing a next-generation humanoid robot using Nvidia Isaac GR00T, Nvidia’s open reasoning humanoid foundation model, for release next year.The development comes as part of a memorandum of understanding the companies signed on Aug. 14 to deepen the partners’ work in physical AI across robotics, AI factories and mobility deployments.Under the agreement, the bipedal humanoid will be built using Nvidia’s Isaac GR00T foundation model, as well as its Jetson Thor platform for onboard computing, reasoning and control. LG also plans to use Nvidia Halos, the company’s safety system for robotics.The partners will additionally develop a robot data factory using LG CNS’ (LG’s IT services consulting division) PhysicalWorks platform, which is designed to support physical AI with data collection, synthetic data generation, training and verification.The South Korean tech giant is also planning to deploy its CLOiD wheel-based robot at its washing machine manufacturing line in Tennessee later this year. The deployment will enable the company to test the robot in a live production environment before potentially expanding it to other manufacturing sites, homes and commercial spaces.Related:How the US Ban on Chinese Humanoid Robots Could Affect the IndustryThe partnership also extends into AI infrastructure, with LG planning to use Nvidia’s DSX platform to develop AI factory reference sites."As our discussions have moved fast, our tasks and goals in AI factory and physical AI have become clear,” Koo Kwang-mo, Chairman and CEO of LG, said in a release. “We will accelerate the spread of AI by building industry-leading references.""The defining opportunity of physical AI is to give every machine the ability to understand the real world, reason and act safely alongside people -- reshaping everyday life from the home and factory floor to the road," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said in the release.About the AuthorContributing WriterScarlett Evans is a freelance writer with a focus on emerging technologies and the minerals industry. Previously, she served as assistant editor at IoT World Today, where she specialized in robotics and smart city technologies. Scarlett also has a background in the mining and resources sector, with experience at Mine Australia, Mine Technology and Power Technology. She joined Informa in April 2022 before transitioning to freelance work.