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Nvidia and Foxconn Plan Humanoid Robot Deployment at Houston AI Server Plant

Partners aim to finalize robot integration in the coming months to automate assembly of GB300 servers starting early 2026

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Nvidia logo is seen in this illustration taken, January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Humanoid robots could soon start working at US Foxconn facility to build Nvidia's AI servers.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the Viva Technology conference in Paris on June 11. Foxconn and Nvidia are in talks to deploy humanoid robots at a Houston factory that will produce Nvidia AI servers.

Overview

  • Nvidia and Foxconn are in talks to introduce humanoid robots into Foxconn’s new Houston AI server factory to build Nvidia’s GB300 servers.
  • The companies expect to finalize deployment plans in the coming months and start robot-assisted production at the Houston plant in the first quarter of 2026.
  • Foxconn and Nvidia are collaborating on robot design while Foxconn also trials humanoid models from China’s UBTech ahead of the initial rollout.
  • Foxconn has trained prototype robots to pick and place components, insert cables and perform assembly tasks in simulated production environments.
  • Other manufacturers including Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Tesla are exploring humanoid robots on production lines, reflecting a broader industry trend.