# Viam launches Launchpad, a six-month program to speed robotics startups to deployment

> Original title: Viam Launchpad aims to accelerate robotics deployments

- Source: The Robot Report
- Published: 2026-11-12T13:30:31.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/qc5r5xbzlou95a349dfzfp9br
- Original: https://www.therobotreport.com/viam-launchpad-aims-to-accelerate-robotics-deployments/

## Summary

Viam, the software platform founded by Eliot Horowitz, has launched Viam Launchpad, a six-month intensive program for robotics founders. The program provides usage credits, engineering support, office space in New York City, and access to Viam's robot arm lab. Graduates leave with capital introductions, sales leads and purchase orders, according to the article.