LG Electronics Timeline

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• 2026-09-06 - Market Signal - LG Electronics pursues robot-actuator orders with global technology companies - An October meeting with one prospective customer is expected to cover production readiness and technical requirements. LG describes the actuator stack as a motor, reducer and drive PCB. LG says its high-speed motor technology can reduce motor size by 30-40%… - source: etnews.com
• 2026-09-03 - Award - NC AI and LG Electronics selected for Korean on-device humanoid project - The programme targets an autonomous humanoid using domestic AI chips for tasks in everyday environments. NC AI is responsible for General Motion Tracking and human-to-robot motion retargeting. Its work also covers training-data generation and digital-twin… - source: newsis.com
• 2026-08-20 - Funding - Free Kitchen Lab raises seed funding from LG Electronics and BluePoint - The startup is building a unified control layer for kitchen robots and automation equipment from multiple manufacturers. Its compact AIoT modules feed equipment status and operating data into a tablet interface, with remote control supported where hardware… - source: venturesquare.net
• 2026-08-18 - Capability - LG details NVIDIA-powered Data Factory for physical-AI robotics - The Yangjae R&D Campus facility is planned to be fully operational by the end of 2026, with several hundred robots in replicated home and factory environments. LG targets 100,000 hours of real and synthetic training data by year-end using NVIDIA Cosmos… - source: prnewswire.co.uk
• 2026-08-13 - Partnership - LG and NVIDIA expand Physical AI collaboration into humanoid and factory robotics - The bipedal reference robot will combine Jetson Thor, Isaac GR00T and Halos for Robotics with LG actuators, sensors and batteries, targeting a first-quarter 2027 unveiling. A wheeled LG CLOiD will enter LG Electronics' Tennessee washing-machine line during… - source: lg.co.kr
• 2026-07-30 - Market Signal - LG Electronics plans full-scale robot-actuator operations in Q3 - Full-scale robot-actuator business operations are scheduled to begin in Q3 2026. Robotics was among the new businesses identified as growing at an accelerated pace. No actuator model, committed production capacity or named customer was disclosed. - source: lge.co.kr
• 2026-07-09 - Production Milestone - LG Electronics begins AXIUM actuator production in Changwon - AXIUM production began at LG Electronics' Changwon plant in July 2026. Each LG CLOiD is expected to use more than 20 AXIUM actuators across nine models for the shoulders, waist, elbows, wrists and lower mobility system. About 300 CLOiD units are planned for… - source: mk.co.kr
• 2026-05-18 - Partnership - LG CNS and Kurly sign MOU to test humanoid robots in logistics centers - LG CNS and Kurly signed an MOU covering humanoid robot proof-of-concept work and logistics automation cooperation. The companies plan to use Kurly's logistics centers to identify warehouse tasks where humanoid robots can reduce worker burden and improve… - source: biz.chosun.com
• 2026-01-04 - Product Launch - LG Electronics presents CLOiD home robot at CES 2026 - • LG Electronics unveiled the AI-powered home robot, LG CLOiD, at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. • Designed to perform household tasks, CLOiD features two articulated arms with seven degrees of freedom each and five independently actuated fingers per hand. • The… - source: lg.com
• 2025-03-25 - Partnership - RobotLAB becomes approved LG robot integrator for Marriott hotels - RobotLAB was named the approved system integrator for LG robots in Marriott properties. The deployment scope includes cleaning, room-service, delivery and elevator-integrated robots. LG Electronics is the robot OEM partner, while Marriott is the named hotel… - source: roboticstomorrow.com
• 2025-01-24 - Acquisition - LG Electronics secures majority stake in Bear Robotics - LG Electronics exercised a call option to acquire an additional 30 percent stake in Bear Robotics. The transaction followed LG's earlier USD 60 million investment, raising LG's holding to 51 percent and making Bear Robotics a subsidiary. LG said the… - source: lg.com
• 2024-06-24 - Product Launch - LG Electronics introduces AI-powered CLOi ServeBot for hospitality and healthcare - LG Electronics introduced a new AI-powered CLOi ServeBot for hospitality and healthcare environments. The robot uses a four-door design and six-wheel independent suspension for delivery workflows in spaces such as hospitals, hotels and restaurants. LG said… - source: lg.com
• 2024-03-12 - Market Signal - LG Electronics invests USD 60M in Bear Robotics - LG Electronics executed a stock purchase agreement to invest USD 60 million in Bear Robotics. The investment gave LG the largest single-shareholder position in the service-robot startup. LG described the deal as part of a long-term strategy to expand its… - source: lgcorp.com
• 2018-01-03 - Product Launch - LG Electronics introduces CLOi service robot lineup at CES 2018 - LG Electronics introduced CLOi service robot concepts for commercial environments at CES 2018. The lineup included serving, porter and shopping-cart robots for hotels, airports, supermarkets and malls. The launch established CLOi as LG's service-robot brand… - source: lg.com