Nebius Unveils European Robotics Accelerator Backed by £1.7 Billion UK Infrastructure Investment
Amsterdam, Tuesday 9 June 2026
Fuelled by a £1.7 billion UK investment, Nebius and NVIDIA’s new six-month accelerator equips European robotics startups with enterprise-grade cloud computing to rapidly transition models into real-world applications.
Democratising Physical AI for European Robotics
The development of physical artificial intelligence relies heavily on large-scale simulation, synthetic data generation, and highly accelerated compute power [1]. For early-stage robotics companies, assembling this infrastructure independently is often financially and logistically prohibitive [1]. To bridge this gap, Nasdaq-listed Nebius has launched the Physical AI Living Lab, a six-month accelerator programme designed to equip British and European startups with enterprise-grade tools [1]. Scheduled to welcome its first cohort in September 2026, the initiative integrates NVIDIA’s OSMO workload orchestration, Cosmos world foundation models, and Isaac robotics simulation platforms [1].
A £1.7 Billion Blueprint for UK AI Supremacy
This robotics accelerator represents just one facet of a much broader strategic expansion. On 8 June 2026, Nebius announced a staggering £1.7 billion investment to scale its artificial intelligence capacity across four UK sites [2]. This expansion includes three new NVIDIA full-stack AI factory platform deployments, which are projected to reach a combined capacity of 65 megawatts (MW) once fully ramped up in 2027 [2]. According to Arkady Volozh, founder and CEO of Nebius, the investment underscores the UK’s unique position as a hub where AI is simultaneously built, deployed, and adopted by startups, enterprises, and the public sector [2].
Sustainable Infrastructure and Energy Transition
Powering this immense computational demand requires significant advances in energy transition hardware. On 7 June 2026, Nebius confirmed a 10-year agreement with Kao Data for a 22 MW AI infrastructure deployment at its Harlow data centre campus [3]. This single deployment represents 33.846 percent of Nebius’s projected 65 MW UK capacity target for 2027 [2][3]. The Harlow facility will host both the Nebius AI Cloud platform and the Nebius Token Factory managed inference service [3].
Cultivating Talent and Long-Term Ecosystem Growth
To ensure the long-term viability of this high-tech ecosystem, Nebius is concurrently investing in human capital. The Amsterdam-headquartered company is actively recruiting research and development talent for its London hub to support its growing enterprise client base [2]. Furthermore, the Nebius Academy is forging partnerships with UK universities and research institutions to deliver targeted training courses aimed at bridging the domestic AI skills gap [2]. Together, these initiatives directly support the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, cementing the region’s status as a premier destination for advanced computing and robotics [3].