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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (right) and Hyundai executive chair Chung Euisun tout an expanded robotics partnership between the two companies at a joint appearance in Seoul on Monday. Photo: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang heaped praise on Hyundai's robotics and said the two companies will broaden their partnership — a significant endorsement from the AI kingmaker in a rapidly emerging space.

Why it matters: Hyundai's Boston Dynamics division is racing with the world's leading robotics companies — including Tesla — to deliver groundbreaking humanoids.