Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Explores Enhanced Robot, AI Cooperation with Doosan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is discussing cooperation on artificial intelligence (AI) with major South Korean companies. CEO Huang met with executives from the South Korean gaming industry to discuss AI-based game development, digital humans, and the application of simulation and physical AI. He met with NCSoft CEO Kim Taek-jin to discuss cooperative measures including AI-based game development, and with Krafton Chairman Jang Byung-gyu to discuss next-generation game development utilizing AI computing technology and cooperation in the physical AI field.

CEO Jensen Huang attended a professional baseball game between the Doosan Bears at Jamsil Baseball Stadium on June 7 as the honorary first pitcher. He appeared wearing a Doosan uniform with the number 93, symbolizing Nvidia's founding year of 1993. Doosan Group Chairman Park Jeong-won, who is also the owner of the Doosan Bears, joined the first pitch wearing a uniform with the number 96, representing Doosan's founding year of 1896. This ceremonial first pitch signifies potential cooperation between the two companies in industrial robots and smart manufacturing. Doosan Group is focusing on fostering its robot and automation business, while Nvidia is concentrating on humanoid robot and physical AI technologies.

The business community views CEO Huang's visit to South Korea as a move to expand Nvidia's ecosystem beyond AI semiconductors into robotics, gaming, and digital content industries, leveraging its dominance in AI chips. This is interpreted as an effort to broaden strategic cooperation with South Korean companies. There is an analysis that AI industry competitiveness depends not only on semiconductor performance but also on building software and service ecosystems. CEO Huang's series of visits to domestic companies are seen as an initiative to expand the scope of strategic collaboration with Korean firms. As Nvidia accelerates the expansion of its AI ecosystem, synergy with South Korean companies is drawing attention.