Robotics Place, robotics excellence
Robotics Place brings together robotics experts in Occitanie to develop together the answers to the technological and economic challenges of today and tomorrow to meet the expectations of professionals in France and internationally.
Agitate, Unite, Develop
One cluster, commitments
Robotics Place was created at the initiative of regional robotics companies to enable them to improve their performance by pooling resources and combining their expertise. Constantly growing, the cluster initiates collaborative R&D projects, coordinates responses to calls for tenders, and fosters synergy between potentially competing companies in the same sector: this is Coopetition, a mindset that drives us.
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Industry of the future
The Industry of the Future is at the heart of Robotics Place's business. Robotics, of course, where our manufacturers and integrators develop and implement production robots and cobots, is our foundation. This is complemented by mobile robotics, which enables the automated supply of production lines with AGVs (Automatic Guided Vehicles) and AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots). But the Industry of the Future, or Industry 4.0 as it's also known, encompasses many other technologies. At Robotics Place, we bring together experts across all Industry of the Future solutions, including hardware:
=> Robotics
=> Cobotics
=> 3D printing / Additive Manufacturing
=> Predictive Maintenance
=> Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality
=> Smart Sensors / IoT
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If you are an expert in one of these specialties: join us to contribute to the development of the Industry of the Future with us and benefit from the unifying effect of the cluster.
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If you require expertise in one or more of these areas, contact Robotics Place and we will connect you with the best experts in our network.
Logistics
Thanks to Artificial Intelligence, robots can now move around in a complex and changing environment, close to people, without any danger.
Mobile robots are useful for carrying heavy loads, thus preventing physical strain, musculoskeletal disorders, and injuries. They allow people to focus on value-added tasks, leaving tedious and physically demanding work to the robot. In this sense, they are also tools that enable increased productivity.
They can be used in stores to return clothes that have been tried on but not purchased, or as a smart shopping cart. In industry, they transport crates of parts from one workstation to another, or they follow technicians, acting as mobile toolboxes. In warehouses, they manage the transport of packages, crates, and pallets from storage areas to transit zones and vice versa. Even on the street, they accompany professionals on foot in areas where vans are impractical and parking is difficult. In hospitals, they deliver medications to healthcare staff, eliminating the need for them to walk long distances in the corridors. During the health crisis, they were also equipped to disinfect sensitive areas. They can also be seen in restaurants, delivering meals to customers.
The only limit is the imagination we can have in making them do the arduous work so that we can devote ourselves to our real added value.
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Do you have autonomous logistics needs?
Contact us and we will put our experts on your project.
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Our training courses
Discover our Skills Development Courses. These short courses are designed for people already in the workforce or looking for a job.
Training courses offered by our members:
Multitech3D: (Click to see the training details)
→ Discovery and Introduction to 3D Printing
→ Customized training (please specify your request in the form)
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ISIT:
– Cybersecurity of embedded systems
– Canopen Protocol
– EtherCAT technology (Ethernet-based real-time communication technology for automated systems)
– IEC61508 Standard
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Upssitech:
→ Advanced robotics and ROS integration
→ Robotic perception and integration
→ Rapid integration of robotic production systems
→ Industrial vision
Health
Robotics offers numerous advantages to the healthcare sector. In operating rooms, robotic surgical assistance solutions allow surgeons to perform more precise procedures (sometimes impossible to perform manually), and less invasive ones for patients. Patients recover faster and better from their operations, requiring shorter hospital stays, which generates savings and allows for the treatment of a greater number of patients. Robotics is also present in hospital corridors, where mobile robots transport medications from the central pharmacy to patient rooms, saving healthcare staff several kilometers of walking and allowing them to spend more time with patients. Some robots are used to disinfect rooms between patients, particularly when disinfection with high-powered UV lamps is required, as these are incompatible with the presence of staff in the room. Robots can also be used in hospital reception areas to direct visitors to the appropriate departments. In fact, there are a multitude of applications that can be carried out by robots in the health sector, the aim of which is to assist healthcare staff so that they can focus on essential medical procedures and spend more time with patients, with robots intervening in addition to the practitioner or relieving them of necessary but non-technical tasks.
At Robotics Place, we have created a dedicated healthcare hub that brings together 25 of our members involved in this sector. This includes research laboratories, international companies and surgical robotics startups, logistics robotics companies with applications in this field, design offices that develop robot sub-assemblies, and manufacturers of robots or components used in healthcare.
The nerve center of this cluster is located in the Montpellier metropolitan area, home to the oldest medical school in the world and the highest concentration of surgical robotics companies in France. The LIRMM laboratory, a member of Robotics Place, already has a center of excellence in surgical robotics within the Montpellier medical school, where research on future surgical robots is conducted in collaboration with medical professors.
In 2024, MED Robotics Place will expand nationally. This network of medical robotics professionals aims to develop relationships between stakeholders in the sector in France, enable synergies, and serve as the entry point for healthcare professionals interested in robotics.
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Find all the information on the dedicated website: https://www.med-robotics-place.com/
Ethics
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence are increasingly interacting with humans, and ethical questions are a recurring topic in our profession. Robotics Place has decided to dedicate a White Paper to this subject, which you will soon be able to download on this page.
We have also gathered testimonies from robotics researchers who have given this subject a lot of thought and we share their comments with you here.
Raja Chatila – Interview with Robotics Place on the topic of Ethics
Raja Chatila is an emeritus professor at the Sorbonne. He was director of the CNRS-LASS laboratory in Toulouse from 2007 to 2010 (just before the creation of Robotics Place) and has held a chair at the IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems for over five years. His LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajachatila/
Catherine Tessier – Interview with Robotics Place on the topic of Ethics
Catherine Tessier is a Researcher and the ONERA's Scientific Integrity and Research Ethics Officer. She joined ONERA in 1989, bringing 33 years of experience in high technology, robotics, and AI. She has focused extensively on ethical issues and contributes to discussions in this field on several national committees. Her LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-tessier-0a9a2a3/
Download the Robotics Place Ethics White Paper
Please click on the logo below to access the White Paper:
Artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is at the heart of robotics: for a robot to be autonomous, it needs AI to make decisions when faced with a situation not anticipated by the programmer. AI analyzes the information gathered by the robot's various sensors to assess the situation and act accordingly. It is AI that enables an autonomous vehicle or an Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) to choose its path, accelerate or decelerate, or even brake depending on the situation. It is also AI that allows a robot to converse with a person in natural language, facilitating interaction. AI is ubiquitous in robotics, and our members are all involved with AI, either as users of AI algorithms or as developers of these algorithms.
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You are a company specializing in AI and you want to design solutions for robotics,
Join us: https://www.robotics-place.com/jadhere/
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You need smart solutions for your business and you're looking for experts,
Tell us about your project: https://www.robotics-place.com/missions-clients/
Building
The construction industry is a sector where workplace accidents and physically demanding work are higher than average. Recruiting qualified and motivated staff is becoming increasingly difficult, as most young people are turning away from this sector. This is therefore an area where robotics can make a significant contribution, protecting workers and taking over the most arduous tasks. Robotics can also improve quality and ensure optimal adherence to BIM plans and models.
However, robotics is still rare in the construction industry. There are two main reasons for this:
– a construction site is a very complex place for a robot, it is teeming with obstacles that move according to the progress of the work, with people from several trades crossing paths, with very varied types of interventions… This requires a very developed Artificial Intelligence and a mechanical capacity adaptable to all situations.
– Robotics engineers are in high demand in the industrial environment, which they have known well for decades and where there is still much to be done. As a result, few robotics companies have focused on the needs of the building sector.
At Robotics Place, we decided to follow the momentum generated by the French Federation of Robotics (FFC Robotique) at the national level to develop specific solutions for the construction industry. We signed a partnership agreement with the French Building Federation (FFB Occitanie) to identify the precise needs expressed by construction professionals and to implement development projects to create the robots/cobots that will meet these needs.
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You are a building professional and you have a need for automation,
Contact us here: https://www.robotics-place.com/missions-clients/
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You are a robotics company developing a solution for the construction industry,
Join us: https://www.robotics-place.com/jadhere/
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