Viam is built for software engineers building for the physical world. Write in languages you know. Connect any hardware. Prototype fast. Scale without a rewrite.
$30,000 in Viam credits, distributed as $2,500 per month for 12 months
Dedicated time with Viam Engineers
Direct access to Viam Forward Deployed Engineering Team via Slack
Ship your prototype in days, not months.
Build and debug from anywhere. Write in Python, Go, TypeScript, or Flutter. Connect to your robot over the network, stream logs, view sensor data, and teleoperate from the browser, no VPN or SSH.
Hardware is complex. Your code shouldn’t be.
Declare hardware in JSON. Viam handles drivers, initialization, and a consistent API. Same interface for every device. Swap hardware without rewriting code. Your logic runs locally, so it works even offline.
Data is your moat. Build it from day one.
Automatically capture, sync, and label sensor data from your fleet. No custom ingestion scripts. Turn every robot into a closed-loop learning system that continuously improves your models.
Code that scales with you.
Prototype code runs your fleet. Push updates instantly, roll back easily. Every machine feeds your models, so your fleet gets smarter as it grows. No rewrites, no migrations, no rebuilding at scale.
Don't burn your seed round on infrastructure. Credits are distributed as $2,500/month over 12 months — covering your machines, data sync, and fleet management from day one through your first year.
Dedicated time with Viam Engineers
Scheduled time with the engineers who built the platform. Bring your architecture questions, your roadmap, your hardest technical decisions. Proactive help, not reactive support.
Direct access to Viam's Forward Deployed Engineering team via Slack
Not a ticket queue. Not a chatbot. We set up a shared Slack channel so you're always one message away from someone who can actually help.
Cut time-to-market by 50%. Deploy software updates 90% faster. Scaled from prototypes to thousands of robots, without rebuilding the stack.
Built a multimodal AI cooking assistant from scratch — and shipped it — without a traditional robotics engineer on the founding team.
Shipped an AI-powered grill in under a year while the Viam platform handled authentication, OTA updates, model deployment, and data pipelines.
UBS Arena built an AI-powered fan experience feature in 10 days using existing cameras and no new hardware.
Open source. No black boxes.
The core RDK is open source on GitHub. No black boxes, no vendor lock-in. Use the Viam Registry for instant access to drivers and ML models, and keep your proprietary logic private.
The Startup Stack: Custom vs. Viam
Feature
The Custom Headache
Viam
Hardware Integration
Hunting for 5-year-old GitHub repos and debugging C++ build errors for every sensor.
JSON config. Declare your hardware, pull the driver from the Registry, and start coding.
AI/ML Deployment
Fighting CUDA drivers and "library hell" on the edge just to get a model to run.
Deploy PyTorch/TF models with a toggle. Call inference via a clean API.
OTA Updates
"The Golden SD Card" or brittle Ansible scripts. Praying the update doesn't brick the unit.
Push updates to one robot or the whole fleet. One-click rollbacks if things go sideways.
To qualify for the Viam for Startups program, companies must meet all of the following requirements:
Building a robotics or hardware-focused product or service
Series C or earlier stage
Founded within the last five years
Have a valid website and business email address
Not currently a Viam enterprise customer under contract
Have not previously participated in the program
Meeting the eligibility criteria does not guarantee acceptance. Viam may approve, deny, suspend, or remove participants from the program in its sole discretion.
Stop managing plumbing. Start building robots.
Create your free account and get your first machine online in minutes.
Q: Can I use Viam if I already have a stack built on ROS?
Q: Can I use Viam if I already have a stack built on ROS?
Q: What happens if my robot loses Wi-Fi or LTE?
Q: What happens if my robot loses Wi-Fi or LTE?
Q: What is the latency overhead of the Viam RDK?
Q: What is the latency overhead of the Viam RDK?
Q: Is my proprietary logic and data secure?
Q: Is my proprietary logic and data secure?
Additional Terms:
Credits are promotional credits only. They are not cash, stored value, gift cards, or prepaid services, and are not refundable, transferable, assignable, redeemable, or exchangeable for cash or other value.
Viam may approve, deny, suspend, or remove participants from the program in its sole discretion, and Viam may modify, suspend, cancel, or terminate the program in its entirety without notice to you.
Participation in the program and use of Viam services are subject to Viam’s applicable standard terms and policies, including Viam’s terms of service, privacy policy, acceptable use requirements, and any service-specific terms.
