LG전자-엔비디아 협력 속도…젠슨 황 장녀 18일 양재 ‘로봇훈련소’ 방문

Madison Huang, the eldest daughter of NVIDIA CEO Jen Sung, visited LG Electronics' 'robot training center' in Seoul on the 18th. Just three days after the two signed a business cooperation agreement in the United States on the 13th, Jen Sung and LG Group Chairman Lee Gangmo visited the site of robot development. According to industry sources, Madison Huang, NVIDIA's senior vice president of omnibus and robotics product marketing, is scheduled to attend the 'Data Factory' opening ceremony at LG Electronics' technology development (R&D) campus in Seoul's Gangnam District on the 18th.

The data factory is essentially a robot training facility where robots move in environments similar to reality and learn movement data. It is the core location for LG Electronics' humanoid robot development. Madison Huang is expected to discuss cooperation strategies with LG Electronics' management, including LG Electronics Chairman Lee Gangmo, during the meeting.

She also attended the 'strategic business cooperation agreement' signing event at NVIDIA's headquarters in California's Santa Clara last week. Three days after this event, she returned to Korea to inspect LG Electronics' core robotics infrastructure. LG Electronics has set the goal of unveiling the next-generation bipedal humanoid robot in the first quarter of next year.

This robot is developed through a division of labor, with NVIDIA creating the 'brain' and LG Electronics manufacturing the 'body.' NVIDIA's supercomputer 'Jenson Tor' handles reasoning and control functions, while key components such as actuators, sensors, and batteries produced by LG Electronics are attached. Madison Huang met with Lee Gangmo last April at LG Twin Tower in Seoul to discuss collaboration strategies for robotics and AI.

In June of this year, Jen Sung visited the so-called 'second handshake meeting' at LG Electronics' site with other LG Group executives, including Huang. Observers note that as NVIDIA leads the global AI market and LG Electronics focuses on robotics, AI data centers, and autonomous mobility, closer business cooperation between the two companies will accelerate.