GRAIL news

Updates and milestones from GRAIL project as we work towards developing the first European AI foundation model for robotics

Workshop frontier physical AI and Robotics European Commission

September 3, 2026

The GRAIL project together with the European Commission AI Office brought together Europe’s Physical AI community to help shape a shared strategy for AI and robotics in Europe

August 1, 2026

The European Commission has entrusted the technology centre Eurecat with leading the development of the first major European artificial intelligence model for robotics in the industry. The initiative will receive more than €40 million in funding and aims to help strengthen Europe’s industrial sovereignty.
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ELLIOT project

July 1, 2026

GRAIL has taken an early step towards strengthening collaboration with other European AI initiatives by participating in workshop “Multimodal Foundation Models: From Research to Innovation”, organised by the ELLIOT project and held in Barcelona on the 1st of July 2026.

June 22, 2026

On the 22nd–23rd of June 2026, the GRAIL consortium gathered in Barcelona for its Kick-off Meeting, marking the formal launch of a major European initiative to develop sovereign and trustworthy Generative AI technologies for industrial robotics.

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