Education & Research Industrial Manufacturing Software & Algorithm Provider Press Release
NAVER, NVIDIA, and Brookfield Plan Major Expansion of Korea's AI Factory Infrastructure
Original from NvidiaNews: NAVER, NVIDIA and Brookfield to Expand Korea’s National AI Factory Infrastructure Buildout

NAVER, NVIDIA, and Brookfield Plan Major Expansion of Korea's AI Factory Infrastructure

NAVER, NVIDIA, and Brookfield have announced a significant expansion of Korea's AI factory infrastructure, aiming to increase the NVIDIA DSX AI factory deployment to 200 megawatts, more than tripling the previously announced 55 megawatts. This expansion, revealed during President Jae Myung Lee's AI Summit visit to San Francisco, underscores Korea's commitment to enhancing its national AI capabilities.

The collaboration will see NAVER expand its NVIDIA AI infrastructure deployment to 1 gigawatt, with NVIDIA investing $1 billion and Brookfield potentially funding up to $9 billion. This initiative aims to provide AI innovators in Korea and the U.S. with access to advanced production-scale AI compute resources, fostering a robust AI ecosystem and enhancing South Korea's competitiveness in the global AI landscape.

Looking ahead, the 200-megawatt AI factory will utilize advanced NVIDIA platforms, including Vera Rubin and Blackwell, to support the development of competitive AI models. No further timeline was disclosed at the time of publication.

Editor's Note

The proposed expansion of Korea's AI factory infrastructure highlights a growing trend in the robotics and AI sectors, where strategic partnerships are crucial for scaling capabilities. As companies seek to enhance their technological foundations, the collaboration between NAVER, NVIDIA, and Brookfield exemplifies how investments in infrastructure can drive innovation and competitiveness in the AI landscape.

RobotToday Initiative

Robotics needs a service framework.

RSF defines a common language for robot service capability, lifecycle operations, certification pathways, and service-provider networks.

Share

Related Articles/News

NVIDIA's Acquisition of Hugging Face: Impact on Robotics and AI Development

NVIDIA's Acquisition of Hugging Face: Impact on Robotics and AI Development

On September 3, NVIDIA announced its acquisition of Hugging Face for $11.9 billion, with up to $1 billion allocated for talent retention. Hugging Face, known for its extensive open-source AI resources, has 18 million developers, 3 million models, and 500,000 datasets. This acquisition marks a significant shift in the AI landscape, particularly for the rob...

AI Robotics Machine Learning
China’s Dexterous Hand Industry, 2026 Part 3 — The Players

China’s Dexterous Hand Industry, 2026 Part 3 — The Players

Five vendor archetypes, MIR’s composite top ten, eight company profiles and six field deployments — every firm linked to the RobotToday supplier directory.

Components and Hardware Humanoids
RobotToday Weekly Briefing August 31 – September 4, 2026

RobotToday Weekly Briefing August 31 – September 4, 2026

This week in robotics: NVIDIA agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, Figure signs a $3.5 billion compute deal with Nscale for up to 100,000 GPUs, Tesla launches steering-wheel-free Cybercabs in Austin under NHTSA scrutiny, and Uber and Wayve bring the UK its first autonomous rides. August 31 – September 4, 2026.

RobotToday Weekly
Nvidia's Equity Investments Surge to $99 Billion, Strengthening AI Sector Backing

Nvidia's Equity Investments Surge to $99 Billion, Strengthening AI Sector Backing

As of July 26, Nvidia's equity investments reached $99 billion, a significant increase from approximately $7 billion a year prior. This growth reflects the company's strategy to enhance its ecosystem and competitive position in the AI sector, with substantial investments in firms like OpenAI and CoreWeave. The surge in Nvidia's investments underscores its...

China’s Dexterous Hand Industry, 2026 Part 2 — The Technology

China’s Dexterous Hand Industry, 2026 Part 2 — The Technology

Linkage, tendon, direct drive or hybrid — and why hardware is converging while the DL1–DL5 manipulation scale decides who wins. Part 2 of 3.

Components and Hardware
Nvidia's $13 Billion Acquisition of Hugging Face Highlights AI Spending Trends

Nvidia's $13 Billion Acquisition of Hugging Face Highlights AI Spending Trends

Nvidia has announced a $13 billion acquisition of AI startup Hugging Face, signaling significant investment in AI technologies. This move comes amid earnings reports from Broadcom, Snowflake, and HPE, which indicate a robust AI market. The acquisition is expected to enhance Nvidia's capabilities in AI development and deployment. The importance of this acq...

NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion, Ensuring Open AI Development

NVIDIA to Acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 Billion, Ensuring Open AI Development

NVIDIA Corp. has announced its acquisition of Hugging Face Inc. for $12.9 billion, a platform dedicated to AI development. This acquisition aims to enhance the capabilities of open-source AI, as Hugging Face's CEO, Clément Delangue, emphasized the need for increased compute and collaboration to scale open-source alternatives to closed APIs. The significan...

Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence / Cognition China
NVIDIA Enhances Local AI Capabilities at IFA 2026 with New Tools and PCs

NVIDIA Enhances Local AI Capabilities at IFA 2026 with New Tools and PCs

At IFA 2026, NVIDIA announced advancements in local AI, collaborating with Microsoft and partners to streamline the setup of AI agents on NVIDIA hardware. New compact NVIDIA RTX Spark Windows PCs will be available in October, enabling developers and creators to run AI agents locally and securely. The initiative aims to reduce the complexity of deploying l...

NBA 2K27 Featuring NVIDIA DLSS 5 Highlights 26 New Games on GeForce NOW

NBA 2K27 Featuring NVIDIA DLSS 5 Highlights 26 New Games on GeForce NOW

September brings 26 new games to GeForce NOW, prominently featuring NBA 2K27, which utilizes NVIDIA's DLSS 5 3D-Guided Neural Rendering technology. This collaboration with Visual Concepts and 2K enhances the game's realism, offering lifelike lighting and material details that elevate the broadcast-style presentation. The introduction of DLSS 5 in NBA 2K27...

Software, Compute and Interaction at WRC 2026

Software, Compute and Interaction at WRC 2026

47 WRC 2026 exhibitors supply robot software, compute or interaction — but only 19 call themselves software companies. Five open artefacts, licence-checked.

Market and Business News
ROBOTTODAY WEEKLY BRIEFING August 24 – 28, 2026

ROBOTTODAY WEEKLY BRIEFING August 24 – 28, 2026

This week in robotics: XPeng's Dogotix raises over $900 million at a $6.3 billion valuation, Unitree's post-IPO slump revives bubble talk, Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games close with a shift to real-world tasks, and Teradyne sues JAKA at Europe's Unified Patent Court. August 24–28, 2026.

RobotToday Weekly
NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Achieves 30x Efficiency Improvement for AI Workloads

NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Achieves 30x Efficiency Improvement for AI Workloads

NVIDIA's Vera Rubin NVL72 systems have demonstrated a remarkable performance increase, achieving up to 30 times higher throughput per megawatt compared to the NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 for agentic AI workloads. This significant enhancement is crucial as agentic AI applications, which require extensive token usage for tasks like investment research, continue to p...

Related Suppliers

NAVER LABS Corp.

South Korean R&D subsidiary of NAVER Corp. developing AI, robotics, autonomous driving, and HD mapping technologies since 2017.

NVIDIA Robotics

NVIDIA robotics division delivering Isaac simulation and training tools, Jetson edge compute modules, and Omniverse digital twin frameworks for physical AI.

Core Component Supplier Software & Algorithm Provider

Deci AI (Acquired by NVIDIA)

Israeli deep learning optimization startup acquired by NVIDIA in May 2024 for ~$300M; known for AutoNAC neural architecture search technology.

Super Micro Computer, Inc.

San Jose AI server and edge computing leader; NVIDIA-Certified Systems from data center to industrial edge enabling robotics inference and automation AI.

Vecow Co., Ltd. 維真資訊股份有限公司

Taiwan-based embedded computing provider specializing in fanless AI edge systems, GPU computing platforms, and robotics compute modules for industrial and.

XENOPS

Seattle-based AI startup applying AI, motion control, and vision to help engineers design and build manufacturing facilities faster.

LG PRI LG生产技术研究院

LG Electronics' Production Engineering Research Institute offering AI-powered smart factory solutions; targets multi-trillion KRW external revenue by 2030.

Industrial Manufacturing Logistics & Supply Chain Robot Manufacturer

Fireworks AI

Redwood City AI infra startup (2022) serving open-source LLMs like Kimi K3 via API, used by Cursor, Vercel and Notion.

Kinetix AI 超维动力

Shenzhen embodied-AI startup building ultra-human-like humanoid robots powered by a physical world model for whole-body control.

Microway, Inc.

US manufacturer of HPC and AI computing systems — GPU clusters, workstations, and servers — serving scientific and engineering users since 1982.

ELSA Japan Inc.

Tokyo-based GPU and computing distributor that also serves as the Japanese distributor of DEEP Robotics quadruped robots and other robotics platforms.

DEWALT

Stanley Black & Decker's power-tool brand since 1924 now sells DALE, a fleet-capable autonomous drilling robot for data center jobsites.

inJoin the RobotToday community on LinkedIn

Daily robotics news, in-depth analysis, conference highlights, and discussions with professionals worldwide.