LG Electronics is constructing what industry sources describe as South Korea first large-scale robot data factory, a dedicated facility where hundreds of humanoid robots will continuously perform real-world tasks to generate the data needed for next-generation artificial intelligence.
The project is being developed at LG R&D campus in Yangjae, Seoul. The facility spans approximately 33,000 square meters across four floors and represents an investment estimated at around 400 billion won, or roughly $290 million.
According to industry officials, LG plans to deploy 100 units of its humanoid robot platform CLOi as early as next month. The number is expected to grow to 300 robots by the end of the year.
For years, robotics companies competed primarily on mechanical engineering. That equation is changing. Just as large language models were trained on vast amounts of internet text and images, humanoid robots require enormous quantities of real-world behavioral data. Robots need to learn from physical interactions in real environments.
Inside the Yangjae facility, LG is expected to recreate residential spaces and industrial work environments providing realistic settings where robots can repeatedly perform everyday tasks. The data collected will be used to improve LG Robotics Foundation Model (RFM), the cognitive layer that allows humanoid robots to perceive surroundings, make decisions, and execute actions autonomously.
Industry analysts view the project as one of the clearest signals yet of LG long-term ambitions in robotics. The next generation of winners may not be the companies that build the most advanced robot bodies, but those that own the largest collections of real-world robotic data.
