Samsung Electronics will invest about 60 trillion won in South Korea's Yeongnam region to build production centers for humanoid robots, solid-state batteries, AI server packaging substrates and high-value shipbuilding, aiming to create a global physi

2026-07-03

Samsung Electronics will invest about 60 trillion won in South Korea's Yeongnam region to build production centers for humanoid robots, solid-state batteries, AI server packaging substrates and high-value shipbuilding, aiming to create a global physical-AI innovation cluster. Samsung president and DX division head Roh Tae-moon said concentrated investment in humanoid robots, AI data centers and advanced manufacturing would create 200,000 high-quality jobs. The group issued a press release outlining a group-level investment plan centered on Gumi, Ulsan, Busan and Geoje after a briefing at Gyeongsang National University in Jinju.