LG Innotek, TDK partner on physical AI sensing

LG Innotek has formed a strategic partnership with Japan's TDK to jointly develop next-generation vision and tactile sensing modules for humanoid robots and other physical artificial intelligence (AI) applications, the companies said Monday.

The partnership will combine LG Innotek's optical and ultra-precision module design technologies with TDK's broad portfolio of sensor technologies to develop a range of physical AI solutions, including next-generation vision sensing modules and tactile sensing modules.

The companies will jointly develop next-generation vision sensing modules by integrating LG Innotek's vision sensing technology with TDK's inertial measurement units, position sensors and microphones.

Compared with existing products that primarily rely on visual information, the new modules will also process motion, orientation and audio data to significantly improve robots' recognition capabilities.

LG Innotek plans to launch the next-generation vision sensing module equipped with inertial sensors in 2027.

The companies will also jointly develop tactile sensing modules that function a ...