# EIB provides €50M to Comau for robotics and automation R&D

The European Investment Bank signed a €50 million finance contract with Comau to support R&D in robotics, advanced automation, and digital technologies at facilities in Turin and Bari, Italy.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2025-12-01
- Where: Turin and Bari, Italy, Italy
- Value: $52.0M (50.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: robotics, advanced automation solutions, machine tools, digital technologies
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Comau](https://endata.com/companies/17266.md)
- [European Investment Bank](https://endata.com/companies/10295.md) (investor)

## Sources

- [european.express](https://www.european.express/2025/12/26/e50-million-to-comau-for-research-and-development-in-robotics-advanced-automation-and-digital-technologies-for-various-industrial-sectors/), 2025-12-26: "Supporting Europe's industrial innovation and transition to a more digital, sustainable and competitive production model is a priority at the heart of the InvestEU programme."
- [roboticsindustrymonthly.com](https://roboticsindustrymonthly.com/category/ma-and-partnerships/page/2/), 2026-01-03: "The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Comau have signed a €50 million financing agreement to support Comau’s research, development, and innovation activities in robotics, advanced automation solutions, machine tools, and digital technologies across multiple industrial sectors."

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