Team and partners

The Titanbot project is based on a consortium of six major partners covering the entire value and production chain.

Coordination and Research Laboratories

The project is scientifically led and coordinated by the CNRS through two cutting-edge laboratories:

Project Coordinator: Stéphane Caro (CNRS Research Director).

Team Members: Aditya Kapilavai, Sophie Rousseau, Mikael Arslan, Vincent Febrer, Arnaud Merrien, Christine Chevallereau, Philippe Wenger.

Team Members: Suranjana Bose, Wenlin Zhang, Marc Gouttefarde

End Users: Industrial Use Cases

Industrial partners integrate field requirements and evaluate prototypes under real-world conditions:

Use Case: Material handling and payload delivery along the facades of buildings under construction.

Contact / Lead: Christian Roda (Division Safety Officer).

Use Case: Automated surface inspection and radiological monitoring during the decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

Contacts / Leads: Jean-François Thro (R&D Technical Manager), Stéphane Dogny.

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Technology Assessment and Integration

Role: Technology assessment and demonstrator development.

Team Members: Tahir Rasheed, Sylvain Le Queffelec, Guy Caverot, Viktor Vavra.

Role: Technology integrator responsible for engineering, mechanical design, and prototype industrialization readiness.

Team Members: Frédéric Le Hent, Nicolas Levaux.

Role: Technological evaluation, standardization efforts, and contribution to operator safety.

Team Members: Sylvain Acoulon, Collin Louison, Romane Fuvelle.

Collaborative Partners & Contributors

The consortium also relies on specialized collaborations:

Contact / Lead: Nicolò Pedemonte

Contacts / Leads: Julien Cau (Illustrations and support)

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Support and Funding

The Titanbot project (ANR-23-DMRO-0020) benefits from global funding awarded under Phase 1 of the Défi Transfert Robotique 2023 call for projects:

State Support via France 2030.

Operated by: The ANR (French National Research Agency).

With additional support from: Bpifrance as well as the ROBOTEX 2.0 (ANR-10-EQPX-44-01) and TIRREX (ANR-21-ESRE-0015) research infrastructures.