Nebius (NASDAQ:NBIS) has introduced the Physical AI Living Lab, a six-month initiative designed to give robotics startups across the UK and Europe access to NVIDIA’s (NASDAQ:NVDA) physical AI software tools alongside Nebius’s cloud-based AI computing platform.
The programme is intended to help early-stage robotics companies overcome common challenges related to obtaining the large-scale simulation capabilities, synthetic data generation and high-performance computing resources required to develop physical AI applications. Participants will have access to a range of NVIDIA technologies, including OSMO for workload management, Cosmos world foundation models, and the Isaac Sim and Isaac Lab platforms for robot simulation, testing and training.
The initial phase of the initiative will be hosted on Nebius’s UK infrastructure, which is powered by NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs. Applications will be reviewed through the NVIDIA Inception programme, with the first group of selected startups expected to begin in September 2026.
“Most robotics teams can build a strong model — the bottleneck is getting the simulation, synthetic data, and compute in place to take it further,” said Evan Helda, Head of Physical AI at Nebius. He added that the programme gives founders access to NVIDIA’s physical AI ecosystem through Nebius AI Cloud, complemented by direct engineering assistance.
Anthony Hills, Director, UK&I at NVIDIA, said the initiative is designed to bridge the gap between innovation within the UK robotics sector and the development of commercially viable physical AI solutions. He noted that the programme provides more affordable access to large-scale cloud training resources and NVIDIA’s simulation and synthetic data technologies.
The launch expands an existing partnership between Nebius and NVIDIA focused on developing cloud infrastructure tailored to robotics and physical AI workloads. Both companies indicated that they intend to roll out additional cohorts and expand the Physical AI Living Lab into other geographic markets over time.
Throughout the programme, engineering teams from Nebius and NVIDIA will work directly with participating startups to provide technical expertise and support. Synthetic data generation capabilities will be delivered through Voxel51’s FiftyOne platform, integrated with Cosmos world foundation models.