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Google DeepMind Opens Three-Month Accelerator for 15 European Robotics Startups

June 12, 2026 at 07:02 EDT

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In June 2026, Google DeepMind formally launched "Google DeepMind Accelerator: Robotics," a three-month program that selects 15 early-stage European robotics startups and grants them access to its AI stack and Gemini Robotics model family.

June 2026 · Google DeepMind

DeepMind Opens Its First Robotics Accelerator for European Startups

15 early-stage companies join an equity-free, three-month program with access to Google's AI stack and the Gemini Robotics models — kicking off in London and ending with a Demo Day.

startups in the inaugural cohort

months, hybrid format ending in a Demo Day

equity taken — fully equity-free

Where the 15 selected companies are based

Switzerland

France

Norway

Germany

Each: GR · RO · IT · DK · SE

What participants get

Gemini Robotics models

Gemini Robotics 1.5 + Robotics-ER 1.6, plus the full Google AI stack

Mentorship

1-on-1 guidance, workshops and technical project partnerships

Path to market

Infrastructure support to move from prototype to mass production

Early praise

High quality of selected founders
Strong program content and access
Generality of the Gemini foundation as a differentiator

Open questions

Models require joining a trusted-tester program
Fine-tuning needs dozens to ~100 demonstrations
No participant benchmark results published yet

The road so far → what's next

RoboCat

2023

→

Gemini Robotics

2025 · VLA model

→

ER 1.6

2026 · SOTA on 15 benchmarks

→

Demo Day

3 months out

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