AI has the potential to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges, not only in the digital realm but also in the physical world. Robotics is one of the most exciting frontiers in AI, with advances in language, vision, and action models helping to create intelligent machines that interact with the real world in safer, more helpful, and more adaptive ways.
So, start Google DeepMind Accelerator: Robotics. This is a three-month program for early-stage robotics startups across Europe. This week, selected startup founders will come together to kick off the program, meet with Google DeepMind and the Google team, and begin a journey designed to support the next generation of physical AI. They will have access to our AI stack, technical expertise and Gemini robotics models.
These startups, selected from a strong pool of applicants, will receive hands-on support from Google DeepMind and Google experts throughout the program. The accelerator helps founders turn cutting-edge AI research into real-world robotics applications through technical mentorship, product guidance, and an extensive network of partners. The groups joining us in London this week reflect the wide range of opportunities for embodied AI, from logistics and manufacturing to healthcare, climate and advanced navigation.
Meet the startups and founders shaping the future of robotics and embodied AI.
3D-Components AS (Norway): Developed RobTrack, an AI-driven platform that automates parameter selection and quality control for robotic welding and metal 3D printing, 280 times faster than current practice. Acumino (Greece): Develops hardware-agnostic physical AI that enables robots to perform complex industrial tasks in a scalable, cost-effective and reliable manner with high ROI. Adapta Robotics (Romania): Brings physical AI that replicates human touch to device and software testing in healthcare, automotive, and consumer electronics, unlocking automated QA and supporting the circular economy. AUAR (Automated Architecture) (UK): Making housebuilding more affordable by bringing robotic MicroFactories directly to construction sites. Bubble Robotics (France): Building an autonomous workforce at sea: a shipless collection of surface and subsea robots that sees, listens, and self-docks Danu Robotics (UK): Uses embedded AI robotic systems to automate complex waste sorting, increasing efficiency, improving safety, and enabling scalable recovery of valuable materials to support the circular economy. Deltia GmbH (Germany): Digitize production line work and transform workflows into process graphs, enabling teams to optimize manual processes and automate repetitive tasks, allowing people to focus where it matters most. AI (Switzerland): Introducing a remotely operated humanoid that collects data during customer service and continuously trains and improves operational skills. Extend Robotics (UK): Provides teleoperation software and data pipelines to help train and fine-tune basic models for real-world robotics applications. Forgis (Switzerland): Develops AI agents that understand machines, predict failures, and optimize operations like experienced engineers. Generative Bionics (Italy): Amplify Humanoid robots based on physical AI developed in Europe and built globally to unlock human potential. Qualia (Denmark): Builds an infrastructure that allows companies to turn robot-based models into practical deployments and automate and optimize time-consuming manual labor. ROBEAUTE (France): Builds microrobots that navigate within brain tissue to diagnose, treat, and monitor neuropathology, establishing a new physical infrastructure layer in neurosurgery. Staer (Sweden): Uses computer vision with existing cameras. Sensors and sensors to build a 3D spatial model of the facility provide a shared environment for robots to navigate and give operators real-time visibility into how physical operations are actually performed. Touchlab (UK): uses advanced nano-inks to create an “e-skin” that gives robots high-resolution touch sensations across flexible surfaces.
These startups reflect the growing momentum in robotics and intelligent systems across Europe. Each company will receive mentorship and strategic guidance from Google DeepMind and Google to help accelerate development and scale responsibly.
Congratulations to our friends! To learn more about Google DeepMind Accelerator: Robotics, visit the official program page.
