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October 29, 2026

The French robotics startup promising to deploy industrial humanoids after just 20 minutes of training

Paris-based Bleu Robotics has raised a €5m pre-seed round led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital

Tom Nugent

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Paris-based Bleu Robotics has raised a €5m pre-seed round led by Contrarian Ventures and OVNI Capital as it looks to bring the time it takes to deploy humanoid robots in factories down from months to less than an hour. 

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Tom Nugent

Tom Nugent is Sifted’s managing editor. He covers robotics, chips and university spinouts. Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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