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LG Electronics Sets 2026 as Launch Point for Full-Scale Robotics Push

Management is redirecting investment to higher-margin B2B lines to raise resilience and growth quality.

Overview

  • At the shareholders' meeting in Seoul, CEO Lyu Jae-cheol said the company will fully scale its robotics-related B2B business this year.
  • LG will begin producing its own actuators—components that account for about 40% of robot production costs—with the goal of becoming a key global supplier using a 45 million‑unit motor manufacturing base.
  • The 2026 focus spans robots, cooling solutions for AI data centers, smart factories, and an AI home ecosystem.
  • Plans include strengthening next-generation data-center cooling, including liquid cooling, and pursuing data-center projects with affiliates while expanding smart-factory offerings.
  • Shareholders approved a 35% dividend increase to 1,350 won per common share and the cancellation of 6,442 treasury shares, with Lyu named an internal director and Professor Seo Seung-woo reappointed to the audit committee.