South Korea’s LG held talks in Silicon Valley in early April as part of the further development of its robotics strategy. Chairman Kwang Mo Koo visited, among others, Palantir Technologies and Skild AI. According to LG, those meetings focused on AI transformation, physical AI and robotics, particularly for applications in industrial environments.
The visit to Palantir centered on the use of AI for business processes and operational management. Koo met with CEO Alex Karp and other executives to discuss the use of AI in areas including manufacturing, logistics and finance. That is relevant for LG because, in practice, robotics depends not only on hardware, but also on software, data analysis and the management of complex processes. The meeting with Palantir suggests that LG wants to strengthen that software layer as a clear part of its broader AI strategy.
Even more directly relevant to LG’s robotics activities was the visit to Skild AI. The company develops so-called robotic foundation models: AI models designed to serve as a general intelligence layer for robots. During the visit, Koo was shown, among other things, a demonstration of a humanoid robot. He also spoke with Skild AI’s founders about the development of physical AI and its potential use in industrial environments.
LG’s explanation makes clear that the company does not see these talks as informal explorations. It explicitly links them to the further expansion of its own robotics activities and to the application of AI in production environments. This shows that LG is betting on a combination of robotics, AI models and operational software to make robots more broadly deployable in factories and logistics processes.
That direction is in line with earlier steps taken by LG. The company is already active in service and logistics robots and is also working on new robotic applications for both commercial and household environments. The difference now is that LG is more explicitly connecting those existing robotics activities to the rise of physical AI.
