Benjamin Erhart of UVC Partners

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December 15, 2025

The ‘biggest risk’ for robotics in 2026

Flat industrial growth and a need to prove out new AI-powered robotic solutions could pose a challenge for startups next year, UVC Partners’ Benjamin Erhart says

Anne Sraders

3 min read

Robotics has become one of the most hyped areas for Europe’s VCs as advancements in AI and lower hardware costs are drawing more capital and founders into the sector — much of it into startups working on automating industrial tasks. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the VC industry and deeptech startups. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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