Germany and NVIDIA have outlined plans to expand industrial artificial intelligence, with a declaration of intent signed at the Invest in Germany Summit in Berlin on Monday, October 19.
NVIDIA said the initiative aims to combine German engineering and manufacturing expertise with advanced AI research, including models designed for physical applications. The collaboration involves the federal government and Germany’s Industry 4.0 Platform, which brings together industry, researchers, trade associations and policymakers.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NVIDIA chief executive Jensen Huang discussed wider AI adoption across manufacturing, automotive businesses and smaller companies. Their discussion focused on using existing industrial expertise and company data to support new applications.
The chipmaker also announced planned investments in four German companies: Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace. The businesses work in robotics, hospital information systems, AI-generated audio and satellite development, respectively. NVIDIA did not give individual investment amounts in the announcement.
Separately, Siemens hosted a press event with NVIDIA at its Erlangen factory on October 19. Siemens described the site as a blueprint for work towards autonomous and adaptive manufacturing, building on a partnership announced at CES 2026.
The announcements set out intended investment and cooperation. They should not be read as confirmation that the startup transactions have closed or that fully autonomous factories have already been delivered.
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