LG Innotek and NVIDIA join forces to give robots faster vision

LG Innotek is collaborating with NVIDIA to develop sensing solutions for physical AI and robotics, and showed the first results of that partnership at GTC Berlin on October 20, 2026. The company confirmed the announcement in a statement on October 22, which was also covered independently by The Elec and MoneyToday.

What was shown

At the Berlin conference, LG Innotek exhibited a 3-megapixel camera module and a Multimodal Vision System (MVS). Both products were designed to use NVIDIA's Holoscan Sensor Bridge (HSB) technology, which sends sensor data directly to a GPU-based AI computer without passing through the CPU.

In practice, that shortcut reduces data-transmission latency. For robots and autonomous vehicles, it means perceiving surroundings and deciding faster, a critical point when cameras, LiDAR and radar must work together in real time. The MVS combines these different sensor types to build an integrated perception of the environment, rather than relying on a single source of information.

Why it matters for humanoid robots

The partnership goes beyond the two items shown in Berlin. The companies plan to expand their collaboration into vision sensing for humanoid robots and robotic hands, and to develop solutions compatible with NVIDIA's next-generation platforms. Those novelties are scheduled to be presented at CES and GTC in 2027, so they are announced plans, not products already launched.

The background helps explain the move: LG Innotek brings to robotics its experience in optical design and sensing built up in smartphones and autonomous driving. According to The Elec, the company collaborated with Boston Dynamics in 2025 on robotic vision sensing systems and, since July 2026, has been mass-producing camera modules for a North American robotics customer. In autonomous driving, it works with Aeva, Applied Intuition and Kakao Mobility.

For LG Innotek, the collaboration widens its reach among physical AI companies using NVIDIA's platform and opens supply opportunities for cameras and sensing solutions equipped with HSB technology. Company president Moon Hyuksoo described the partnership as recognition of LG Innotek's technological competitiveness and as a chance to expand its differentiated convergence sensing solutions in the global market.

It is important not to misread the announcement: this is not the launch of a robot, nor a product with a public price and sale date. It is about components and a sensing architecture aimed at those building robots and autonomous vehicles on NVIDIA's platform.

Sources

Image credit: LG Innotek headquarters in Magok, Seoul, in a photo provided by LG Innotek and reproduced by The Elec. The image shows the company, not the camera module or vision system shown at GTC Berlin.

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