{
  "id": 912404,
  "title": "LG wants to build humanoid robots, and NVIDIA is giving it the brains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/lg-wants-to-build-humanoid-robots-and-nvidia-is-giving-it-the-brains",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-14T21:15:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Trends",
    "slug": "digital-trends",
    "url": "https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/lg-is-getting-into-humanoid-robots-and-nvidia-is-helping-it-build-them/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "LG and Nvidia have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop a bipedal humanoid robot set to debut in early 2027 for CES. The robot, powered by Nvidia's Jetson Thor chip and Isaac GR00T foundation model, will feature Nvidia's Halos safety system for human-robot interaction. LG is also building two factories in the next two years, including an AI factory reference site on Nvidia's Vera Rubin platform and an 80-megawatt LG AI Factory in Cheonan, South Korea.",
  "summary": "LG's humanoid robot finally has a real target date: early 2027, built on NVIDIA's Jetson Thor chip and Isaac GR00T model.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}