Overview
- The companies announced a partnership with German startup Microagi on Wednesday that gives the startup access to Google Cloud, Google AI models and Nvidia’s Blackwell GPUs to train and scale robotics models.
- Microagi, which completed a $55 million seed round earlier this month, gathers real-world training video from operations in more than a dozen countries and helps firms deploy robots in factories.
- Google says it will not receive Microagi or customer data in exchange for providing compute and described the deal as an ecosystem play to attract European AI companies.
- Markets reacted modestly with Nvidia shares slipping about 1% in premarket trading as investors awaited Alphabet’s earnings for guidance on future AI infrastructure spending.
- The agreement moves Google deeper into the software and data layer of robotics beyond its hardware ties and could speed commercial use of humanoid robots in factories while heightening competition for cloud providers in Europe.