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LG Group is mobilizing five major affiliates to offer bundled humanoid subsystems, leveraging its manufacturing scale in appliances and automotive parts to dominate the robotics component market.
Hyundai Motor Group announces a KRW 9 trillion investment in a Saemangeum innovation hub, while the South Korean government launches a "One-Team" council to unify humanoid research across national institutes.
The government-led manufacturing alliance, comprising Samsung, Hyundai, and LG, aims for humanoid mass production by 2029 through a new R&D partnership with the country’s top university.
LG Electronics and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have unveiled KAPEX, a next-generation humanoid robot designed to learn and adapt in real-world environments, marking a major push to compete in the global race for 'physical AI'.
