Foxconn to Deploy Humanoid Robots on Production Line at Houston AI Server Plant
TAIPEI—Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer and a key supplier of AI servers for Nvidia, announced plans to deploy humanoid robots at its Houston, Texas, facility. The plant, which produces AI servers for Nvidia, will be among the first to integrate humanoid robots powered by the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N model, setting a new benchmark for AI-driven smart manufacturing.
The announcement, made during Nvidia’s developers’ conference in Washington, D.C., marks a major step in Foxconn and Nvidia’s collaboration on advanced factory automation. The companies expect to begin deployment in the first quarter of 2026.
According to an official press release, "Foxconn is currently working with NVIDIA in Houston to build a next-generation smart manufacturing plant for AI servers. The project leverages NVIDIA Omniverse libraries for upfront planning and scenario simulation to create an optimized factory environment – using NVIDIA AI physics framework, PhysicsNeMo, to develop an AI surrogate model for real-time thermal analysis, NVIDIA Isaac for AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) path planning, and NVIDIA Metropolis vision AI agents to monitor operations and enhance quality control. The factory will also be among the first to deploy humanoid robots powered by the NVIDIA Isaac GR00T N model on its production lines, as Foxconn and NVIDIA aim to build a world-leading benchmark AI smart factory."
Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., said it will continue expanding AI server production across Texas, Wisconsin, and California to meet growing global demand.
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