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Robotics grants

Explore grants for robotics companies. This directory includes funding for autonomous systems, industrial and service robots, drones, perception and manipulation, and robots for healthcare, agriculture and logistics, from research councils, innovation agencies and industry-led programs.

Showing 193-216 of 1,297 grants

28DIGITAL (formerly EIT Digital) logo
Open

EIT Digital Open Innovation Factory

28DIGITAL · European Union

Funds European digital startups at TRL 4-5 seeking co-development with industry partners through EIT Digital's open innovation matching platform.

AIBiotech+10
Bpifrance logo
Open

French Tech Lab Grant

🇫🇷Bpifrance · France

Supports pre-creation deeptech ventures emerging from university research through team formation and business validation.

AgritechAI+13
€30K – €80K
Department of the Navy logo
Open

NavalX Tech Bridges

🇺🇸Navy · United States

Connects Navy-focused innovators to regional hubs, workshops, and service users through structured networking and commercialization pathways.

DefenseAI+3
Department of Science and Technology (DST, India) logo
Open

NIDHI Entrepreneur-in-Residence

🇮🇳DST India · India

Funds entrepreneurs and innovators developing technology business ideas through NIDHI EIR.

AIBiotech+8
₹360K
Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie (BMWE) logo
Open

WIPANO Knowledge Transfer through Standardization

🇩🇪BMWE · Germany

Funds German companies and public research organizations that convert publicly funded research into technical standards through joint WIPANO cooperation projects.

AgritechAI+13
€200K
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Scheduled

Avans (Mini and Maxi)

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Offers development of advanced masters programmes at Swedish universities to strengthen future knowledge-based workforce pathways.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 2MNov'26
KK-stiftelsen — Stiftelsen för kunskaps- och kompetensutveckling logo
Scheduled

Early Academic Career (Tidig Akademisk Karriär)

🇸🇪KK-stiftelsen · Sweden

Supports early-career researchers at Swedish universities conducting applied industry-linked research.

AIBiotech+7
SEK 2.5MNov'26
Polska Agencja Rozwoju Przedsiębiorczości logo
Scheduled

Ścieżka SMART — SME R&D Projects (Q4

🇵🇱PARP · Poland

Supports another Polish intake for small and medium enterprises pursuing innovation research.

AIBiotech+7
Dec'26
Vinnova — Sweden's Innovation Agency logo
Scheduled

Innovative Startups

🇸🇪Vinnova · Sweden

Supports early Swedish innovation-driven companies validating demand and business strength for new deep-tech ideas.

AIBiotech+8
SEK 500KJan'27
Iowa Economic Development Authority logo
Scheduled

Manufacturing 4.0 Technology Investment

🇺🇸IEDA · United States

Funds smart manufacturing adoption for Iowa small and mid-sized producers through technology upgrades and digital readiness support.

Advanced ManufacturingRobotics+3
$75KJan'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Human-AI Collaboration for Future Manufacturing

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €4–6M projects that make human-AI collaboration more inclusive, adaptable and effective on the factory floor.

Advanced ManufacturingAI+2
€4M – €6MFeb'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

AI Robotics Integration for Industry

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds an €18M pilot to make AI-driven industrial robots easier to integrate, safer to deploy and reusable across factories.

RoboticsAI+3
€18MMar'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Virtual Worlds: Immersive Hardware and Haptics

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €4.8–5.6M research projects building smaller, smarter and more realistic hardware for inclusive virtual-world experiences.

HardwareIoT & Edge+2
€4.8M – €5.6MMar'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Autonomous Vessel Operations

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds two €7.5M innovation projects to demonstrate remote and fully autonomous vessels for short-sea shipping and inland waterways.

MobilityRobotics
€7.5MApr'27
European Commission logo
Scheduled

Robotic Building Renovation

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds three €6.75M innovation projects using on-site robotics to make building renovation and construction faster, safer and more resource-efficient.

Built EnvironmentRobotics
€6.8MSep'27
Massachusetts Institute of Technology logo
Between cycles

MIT $100K Pitch Contest

🇺🇸MIT · United States

Supports MIT affiliates through a public pitch platform that recognizes bold early startup ideas.

AIBiotech+5
$2K – $5K
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

EIC Accelerator Open

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds late stage deep tech start ups and small businesses with combined non dilutive and growth support across technology fields.

AerospaceAgritech+22
€1M – €12.5M
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

STEP Scale Up

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Invests in European deep-tech scale-up ventures with momentum needing capital for commercial expansion.

AIBiotech+8
€10M – €30M
Israel-Europe Research & Innovation Directorate (ISERD) logo
Between cycles

EIC STEP Scale Up — Q3 & Q4 Cutoffs

🇪🇺ISERD · Israel

Invests in scale-up ventures in digital, clean technology, and biotechnology through equity to accelerate commercialization pathways.

AIBiotech+9
€10M – €30M
European Commission logo
Between cycles

Automated Scientific Discovery (RAISE pilot)

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €10M projects that retrofit advanced laboratories with trustworthy AI for closed-loop scientific discovery.

AIRobotics+1
€10M
European Commission logo
Between cycles

Made in Europe: Circular Factory Remanufacturing

🇪🇺European Commission · European Union

Funds €5–6.5M research projects that automate factory de-manufacturing and remanufacturing for a more circular European industry.

Advanced ManufacturingRobotics+2
€5M – €6.5M
Netherlands Enterprise Agency logo
Between cycles

Eurostars Call 12 for projects

🇪🇺RVO · Netherlands

Funds innovative SME-led international R&D consortia through the Eurostars Call 12 grant process.

AIBiotech+15
€500K
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

EIC Advanced Innovation Challenges — Stage 2

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Funds advanced innovation projects advancing robotics and physical AI deep-tech initiatives toward scalable outcomes.

AIBiotech+1
€2.5M
European Innovation Council logo
Between cycles

Advanced Innovation Challenge: Accelerating Physical AI

🇪🇺EIC · European Union

Supports ARPA inspired high risk demand driven Physical AI pilots with transformative deep-tech potential.

AIHardware+1
€300K

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