France
In AI Matters project

The French node is located at the heart of the Paris-Saclay innovation ecosystem, on the NanoINNOV campus. CEA List is the coordinator.

As part of CEA‘s Technological Research Division, CEA List focuses on interdisciplinary research in fields including responsible AI, intelligent robotics, digital instrumentation, software engineering, and systems science.

This node is supported by the PRISM platform, which unites industrial partners and provides cutting-edge manufacturing capabilities.

5

year project

25

partners

8

countries
7 nodes + 1,60 M€ of budget

30M€

of EU funding

Our equipment

Main equipment

A budget of €2 million has been allocated to setting up pilot lines for logistics, assembly and disassembly operations, covering an area of 1,500 m². This space includes experimentation areas as well as an immersive environment dedicated to digital twin applications and software engineering.

Intelligent and interactive robotics with various workshops:

  • Collaborative robot for gesture assistance with adjustable force
  • Highly flexible and mobile robotic platform
  • Remote operation system for training AI models
  • Robot with ultrasonic probe for non-destructive testing
  • Laser tracker for fast, accurate measurements in three dimensions
  • Robot with versatile multi-finger grippers
  • Collaborative robot with grinder
  • Robotic system for automated sanding
  • Autonomous mobile robot

Platform for digital continuity in additive manufacturing

  • Arc-wire additive manufacturing, non-destructive testing, finishing
  • Digital continuity, AI, data processing

Functional, interactive digital twins

  • Advanced software to model the functioning of the real entity
  • VR, AR, XR tools
  • Immersive screen
  • 5G network

Computing cluster

  • Petaflop class
  • For running AI applications

Our services

AI-MATTERS offers an extensive catalog of services, regularly updated to meet the ever-changing needs and expectations of European industry. Our services are available to all companies based in Europe.

Human-robot interaction
Human-robot interaction, including cobotic systems, robots equipped with artificial intelligence, digital twins, intelligent gripping technologies, vision systems, NLP technologies for robot programming, and virtual reality (VR) for learning technical gestures.
Factory-level optimization
Industrial optimization, including the use of simulation to improve production lines, process planning and monitoring, experimentation with connectivity solutions, and evaluation of AMR autonomous driving in specific industrial environments.
Circular economy
Circular economy, such as test benches for automatic disassembly, the use of digital twins for product traceability, as well as additive manufacturing.

The PRISM platform offers a flexible infrastructure and adaptable technologies, enabling the development and evaluation of artificial intelligence-based solutions for the manufacturing industry.

Illustrative services already in place

The French Node provides services to support companies in experimenting with cutting-edge technologies and developing innovative solutions.

Collaborative robotics

Evaluation of a collaborative system for manufacturing tasks such as inspection, sanding, finishing, picking and placing.

Industrial robots

Evaluation of object recognition and pose estimation algorithms, followed by a comparison of gripping technologies and concepts.

AI for AI for decision-making

Use of an AI algorithm for autonomous decision-making, to enable a system or robot to make a decision and act in a given situation.

Contact the AI Matters community to find out how our AI-based solutions can optimise your manufacturing project.