LG said on its third-quarter earnings call on October 28, 2026 that it expects the humanoid market to mature around 2030, and that it will sell to academic, public-sector and manufacturing customers before households, according to Chosun Biz coverage relayed by Humanoids Daily. Lee Jae-mo, the executive responsible for LG’s robotics strategy, said the price has to reach a level households would actually consider.
LG’s official results release added two hardware facts: its robotics data factory, which it calls Korea’s largest, has begun partial operations, and preparations for actuator mass production are on schedule.
Why it matters: a home-appliance maker is setting its humanoid sequence by price. Homes come last because that is where the price has to be lowest.
Key Facts
- Q3 2026: revenue KRW 23.82tn, operating profit KRW 781.9bn (LG release, Oct 28)
- Data factory: partial operation started; full operation of the Seoul site planned for Q4 2026
- Actuators: pilot line built in Changwon in H1 2026; mass-production preparation on schedule
- Sequence: academic, public and manufacturing customers first; home humanoids around 2030; no price or date given
What is LG building first?
Components and data. LG built an actuator pilot line in Changwon in the first half of 2026 and is automating equipment for production in the second half, Financial Post Korea reported. The Seoul data factory is due to reach full operation in the fourth quarter. LG is building a system that combines real and simulated robot data with a goal of about 500,000 hours, according to Popcorn News; that is a target, not a finished dataset.
The business model is staged, per the same reports: research hardware and actuators first, then industry-specific hardware-and-software packages and data-based services. LG says it is pursuing orders from global customers for its robotics business.
What about a home robot?
LG plans to design appliances that work with robots and robots that work with appliances. No consumer price or launch date was given. Humanoids Daily reported in August that LG is targeting an early-2027 unveiling of a bipedal humanoid built on Nvidia’s GR00T and Jetson Thor, a separate milestone from the home plan. See our earlier piece on LG and Nvidia’s GR00T humanoid.
Frequently Asked
When will LG sell a home humanoid robot?
LG has not given a date or price. On its October 28, 2026 earnings call it said the humanoid market should mature around 2030, and that it will sell to academic, public-sector and manufacturing customers before households.
What is LG’s robotics data factory?
A facility in Seoul that LG calls Korea’s largest robotics data factory. It began partial operations in the third quarter of 2026 and is due to reach full operation in the fourth quarter.
Does LG make humanoid actuators?
Yes. LG built an actuator pilot line in Changwon in the first half of 2026 and says preparations for mass-production infrastructure are on schedule.