Jensen Huang outlined Nvidia’s vision for Europe’s future at the company’s global conference in Berlin, focusing on robotics, AI agents, and modular data centers. He emphasised that to be part of the AI economy, Europe needs to produce as much AI as it consumes. His 90-minute pitch included the unveiling of a modular AI factory called the DSX Pod, designed to be swiftly deployed, reducing the time compute sits idle.

The speech, held at Berlin’s Tempodrom, a venue with a circus tent-inspired lighting setup, saw Huang sell laptops and sweeping predictions, positioning Nvidia as the fundamental technology provider to every industry. He highlighted that humanoid robotics, thanks to Europe’s manufacturing heritage, could lead the next great industry. Huang also announced partnerships with European carmakers, VW and Mercedes, on autonomous vehicles and the launch of a full-stack robotics platform.

While Huang’s vision is ambitious, the environmental concerns were not ignored. Two Greenpeace protesters unfurled a banner during the event, and Huang told his security team to ‘Go easy’ as they were marched out. Despite the technical focus, Huang predicted that every company will use both closed and open models of AI, with agents pushing higher demand for computing—Nvidia GPUs included. The speech concluded with an AI-generated Eurovision song summarising Huang’s announcements.

Will Europe’s future be shaped by protest or progress? It’s a question that lingers as the tech giant charts its course.