Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards Offer $150K to Startups

 Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards offer $150,000 in AI Cloud credits to global startups, with mentorship, exposure, and recognition at their 2025 awards ceremony

Nebius unveiled the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards, the first-ever global competition designed to identify and enable the most exciting robotics and physical AI startups. United States, European, United Kingdom, and Asian applications are invited with the hope that they can take home $150,000 Nebius AI Cloud compute credits fueled by NVIDIA's latest-generation AI infrastructure.

The Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards share the company's purpose of supporting early-stage innovation in physical AI—the rapidly growing area that combines robotics and intelligence in order to transform industries from manufacturing and healthcare to logistics and more.

Nebius Bolstering Its AITrack with Worldwide Partnerships

Nebius is quickly becoming the most-talked-about company in the infrastructure AI market. Its approach combines purpose-designed systems, optimized hardware and software integration, and massive computing capabilities in a bid to shape the future of AI. The company recently caused global attention after unveiling a multi-year neocloud alliance with Microsoft that was valued at almost $20 billion.

While this partnership secures Nebius' business leadership, its passion project is still helping startups. Its Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards are the proof—offering founders the opportunity to access world-class compute and mentoring and see their ideas become a reality.

Award Categories and Criteria for Selection

The five defined fields the startups can submit in are listed in the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards:

·         Foundation models, robot brains, and runtime

·         Data engines, simulated data, and simulation

·         Implementation of industrial robotics and transformation

·         Vision AI and video streaming analytics

Benchmarking, visualizations, and evaluation sites

A panel comprised of judges from Nebius, NVIDIA, and premier universities shall assess applications in terms of the depth of innovation, scale of implementation, market potential, and social value. Each element shall announce one winner and two runner-ups.

Why Nebius is the Perfect Host for Any Such Awards

Nebius stands in an excellent position to spearhead this effort. The corporation enjoys a good reputation helping startups with its AI Cloud infrastructure that allows flexible, high-performing computing environments. Nebius knows the specific needs that early-stage founders have—whether scaling the AI models, keeping the costs in check, or achieving maximum performance.

With the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards, the firm wants startups not only to innovate products but innovate with the latest tools and assistance offered.

 Awards, Mentors, and Worldwide Acclaim

In addition to the $150,000 Nebius AI Cloud credits, the winners will also receive the chance for a single, one-on-one coaching with Nebius executives, introducing investors, and global recognition. Winners will also be featured at the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Summit & Awards Ceremony, which takes place at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California, December 9th, 2025.

The deadline for applications is October 20th, 2025. Do not let this opportunity escape you and become a part of the Nebius Robotics & Physical AI Awards—a convergence point for innovative founders and advanced technology in creating the future of robotics and AI together.