Samsung Electronics plans to convert its entire global manufacturing network into autonomous, AI-powered facilities by 2030. The company detailed the strategy in a February 27 press release, extending its consumer AI capabilities to the factory floor.
The initiative marks a significant commitment to industrial automation by a major technology manufacturer. The plan utilizes “agentic AI” for autonomous decision-making across the manufacturing value chain, including quality control, production optimization, and logistics.
Samsung will deploy specialized robots, including humanoids and task-specific models, for line management, material transport, and precision assembly. The company will also deploy environmental safety robots integrated with digital twins to monitor hazardous conditions.
The factory transformation builds on an existing collaboration with Nvidia, announced in October 2025, to deploy over 50,000 GPUs. Samsung is using Nvidia’s Jetson Thor platform to advance real-time AI reasoning in its robotics systems.
“The next phase of manufacturing innovation lies in building autonomous environments where AI truly understands operational contexts in real time and independently executes optimal decisions,” said YoungSoo Lee, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Technology Research at Samsung Electronics.
Samsung will showcase this industrial AI strategy at Mobile World Congress 2026, running March 2-5 in Barcelona. At the accompanying Samsung Mobile Business Summit, the company will present a governance framework for responsible AI expansion.
