Next Frontier Robotics ChallengeUp to €7.2M for your robotics venture
SPRIND’s Next Frontier Robotics Challenge funds European teams building next-generation robots — non-dilutive, no equity, no co-financing. We help you win it.
The call is open — and our capacity isn’t unlimited
Applications close in a matter of days, and a SPRIND proposal takes weeks to get right. We take on 3–5 robotics ventures for this round so each one gets our full attention. Apply now to claim one of those places.
Issuing this call
Tell us where you stand and we’ll come back with honest, specific next steps for your SPRIND application — which track fits, what evaluators will reward, and how to win.
We look forward to working with you. 🤝
Limited capacity: we support 3–5 robotics ventures for this SPRIND round.
Free & no obligationCrew requirements
Who qualifies
Four things SPRIND is looking for. If you clear these, the application is worth your time — and we will tell you honestly if you do not.
You build robots, or the parts that make them work
Either an integrated robotic system (Track 1) or a breakthrough hardware component — grippers, sensors, joints (Track 2).
You are a European team
SPRIND funds teams and companies across Europe, Switzerland included. You do not need to be based in Germany.
Your technology is beyond the state of the art
This is a breakthrough challenge, not a subsidy. The bar is a genuine step change in what a robot can do — not an incremental improvement.
You can commit to the full challenge
Four stages over 36 months, starting with a submission by 22 October 2026.
SPRIND’s published criteria are the ones that count — read them on the official call page. Not sure whether you fit? Ask us — a five-minute answer beats a wasted month.
The call at a glance
Up to €7.2M per team
An individual fixed-price contract based on your own cost estimate, across the full challenge.
100% non-dilutive
No equity, no convertible strings attached. You keep your cap table clean.
No co-financing
No matching funds required — SPRIND funds the work, kein Cofinancing.
Deadline: 22 Oct 2026
Applications close 22 October 2026, 18:00 CEST. A four-stage, 36-month challenge follows.
Two tracks — where do you fit?
Track 1 · Integrated Platforms
Fully integrated, modular, multi-purpose robotic systems — hardware, sensors and software combined for autonomous execution of complex physical tasks in logistics, care support or construction.
Track 2 · Hardware Components
Novel robotic hardware — grippers, sensors, joints and other components — with breakthrough performance beyond the current state of the art.
Why GrantShip
Why apply with us
- Decades of grant-writing experience
- EIC & Innosuisse coaching experience
- High success rates
- Low overhead on your end
- Join the fast track to grant success
Details per the official call — see sprind.org.
References
Ventures already in orbit
“The free review caught the exact impact gap our first draft would have been killed on. Cynthia’s coaching sharpened the case, and we won an Innosuisse SIP — fixed before submitting instead of after a rejection.”
Harald Kröll
Co-founder & CEO
Agentic AI for chip design · Zürich
“It read like feedback from someone who has actually sat on the jury — specific, blunt, and immediately actionable. The coaching that followed took us the rest of the way.”
Dionis Teshler
Co-founder & CEO
AI luxury-goods authentication · Switzerland
Quotes shown are illustrative drafts pending founder approval.
€7.2M is on the table. Don’t leave it there.
Tell us about your robotics venture — we’ll come back with your fit, your track, and your path to a winning application.
·only 3–5 ventures supported this round
Free & no obligation · takes two minutes