Nvidia Says Physical AI Reshapes Robotics Competition

Nvidia VP of Physical AI Simulation Rev Lebaredian told the AI & Digital Bridge 2026 conference in Astana that physical AI moves intelligence from screens into real robot actions. Samsung plans to turn its global plants into AI-driven factories by 2030, while LG is applying VLM and VLA models to its CLOiD home robot and building a data flywheel with Nvidia.

• Nvidia: physical AI will span manufacturing, logistics, agriculture and energy
• Samsung to convert global plants into AI-driven factories by 2030 with digital twins
• LG uses VLM and VLA models in CLOiD robot, builds data flywheel with Nvidia
• Lebaredian: "AI factories turn energy into intelligence"