LG announced that it is developing a next-generation bipedal humanoid robot using NVIDIA’s Isaac GR00T foundation model, with plans to publicly unveil it in the first quarter of 2027. The partnership is intended to move beyond planning into real-world development of physical AI, robotics, AI factories and autonomous vehicles, according to PR Newswire.
The robot will use NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor for onboard computing and reasoning, while LG plans to provide key hardware including actuators, sensors and batteries. LG will also test its CLOiD wheel-based robots at a washing-machine manufacturing facility in Tennessee and develop a data platform to collect and generate information to train and improve robots.
The broader collaboration includes plans for an AI factory reference site using NVIDIA technology in 2027, followed by a planned 80-megawatt AI factory in Cheonan, South Korea, by the first half of 2028. The companies also plan to develop an AI-defined vehicle platform focused on autonomous driving.
The announcement expands the partnership from AI hardware and software into physical AI, with the companies aiming to apply advanced AI to humanoid robots, manufacturing, data centers, and future vehicles.
