LG Electronics and NVIDIA are accelerating their strategic collaboration on robotics, hosted at LG's Data Factory in Seoul. Senior executives from both companies convened at the facility under construction at LG's Yangjae R&D Campus to review the direction of the partnership and discuss synergies. This meeting follows a memorandum of understanding signed by LG Group and NVIDIA on August 13 at NVIDIA's headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

The Data Factory is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of the year. It features training spaces where robots practice tasks, including a replicated home environment for cleaning tasks and a simulated manufacturing space modeled on LG's washing machine plant in Tennessee. Robots are also being deployed in LG CNS's logistics automation solutions and in a space where LG Innotek trains robotic hands.

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LG plans to accumulate 100,000 hours of training data by the end of the year, combining direct collection at the facility with synthetic data generated using NVIDIA Cosmos open world models. This volume is equivalent to roughly 12 years of continuous operation data. The data will be used to advance LG's Robot Foundation Model (RFM), which underpins the performance of humanoid robots.

The core competitiveness of this initiative lies in building a "data flywheel," where high-quality data from LG's decades of manufacturing and logistics operations is secured and used to continuously improve robots. This data is linked with NVIDIA's robotics stack, including NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, NVIDIA Cosmos open world models, and the open NVIDIA Isaac robotics development platform.

LG has designated this year as the starting point for its robotics business push. Last month, the company established a Robotics Business Center reporting directly to the CEO to oversee companywide robotics business and improve execution efficiency. While LG already has a strong presence in industrial and commercial robotics, it plans to expand into home robotics, leveraging its expertise in core components such as actuators.

"Through the synergy built on 'One LG' – bringing together core capabilities across the Group – and strategic collaboration with global partners, we will secure our competitiveness in physical AI and become a comprehensive robotics solutions provider," said Lyu Jae-cheol, CEO of LG Electronics.

LG Electronics reported a ₹6,528.63 million net profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, up from ₹5,132.55 million in the same period last year. Revenue climbed to ₹72,333.50 million, compared to ₹62,629.38 million year-on-year, reflecting growth in its core operations.

Operating profitability also strengthened during the period. Net profit before tax reached ₹8,780.72 million, rising from ₹6,919.55 million previously. The results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors on August 13, 2026.

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The table below summarises LG Electronics' Q1FY27 performance against the year-ago period:

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The simultaneous rise in revenue and pre-tax profit points to operational leverage at work. While topline sales grew by roughly 15%, operating profits before tax expanded at a faster pace of nearly 27%, suggesting that cost structures scaled efficiently relative to higher sales volume. This divergence between revenue growth and margin expansion indicates improved operational efficiency rather than volume-driven gains alone.