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June 10, 2026

Google DeepMind chose these startups for its first robotics accelerator

The companies will get three months of mentorship and technical support building AI into their core products

Tom Nugent

6 min read

Yesterday Google DeepMind announced the inaugural cohort for its robotics accelerator, taking 15 early-stage startups from across Europe and giving them three months of mentorship and technical support alongside access to Google’s AI stack and Gemini robotics models. 

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Tom Nugent

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

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