Reuters, SEOUL
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) yesterday said that robotics would be South Korea’s next major sector, as he arrived for his second visit in seven months, underscoring deepening ties with local firms in not only chips, but also robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) factories.“Because [South] Korea is a manufacturing center of the world, we can apply the robotics technology, the physical AI technology that we invent here for the industry,” he told reporters after landing at Gimpo International Airport on a flight from Taiwan.South Korea is a key Asian manufacturing powerhouse — home to major manufacturers of chips, electronics, cars and ships.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, second right, poses for photos with SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, right, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, left and Naver founder and Chairman Lee Hae-jin, second left, after their dinner at a Korean barbecue restaurant in Seoul on June 5, 2026.
“The manufacturing of semiconductors will become increasingly robotics and increasingly AI-driven in the future, and so we have a great opportunity to partner with the semiconductor companies here as well,” Huang said.Huang said he had meetings scheduled with Hyundai Motor, LG, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics and Naver during his trip.
