🔬 Global Robotics Research Directory

334 Robotics Institutes & Labs Worldwide

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📍 Toulouse, France

robot motion planninghuman-robot interactionautonomous systems

France's leading applied robotics research center. LAAS developed HPP motion planning software used worldwide and has deep expertise in autonomous systems and human-robot collaboration.

HPP plannerROMEOAutonomous systems

📍 Paris, France

social robotshumanoideducation robots

Creator of NAO — the world's most used humanoid research robot in universities globally — and Romeo service robot. Aldebaran (now part of SoftBank) democratized humanoid robotics for research.

NAORomeoPepper (co-dev)

📍 Nancy, France

AIhumanoidcollaborative robots

EU Horizon Europe-funded network of excellence on AI-driven robotics facilitating knowledge transfer between research institutions and industry. Aims to accelerate deployment of robotics and AI solutions from academic research to industrial applications across Europe. Features EuroCore platform for sharing software modules, data, and expertise.

EuroCore platformeuROBIN networking conceptEuropean robotics-AI knowledge exchange

📍 Orsay, France

micro-roboticsnano-roboticsmagnetic control

Academic research laboratory operated jointly by CNRS, Paris-Saclay University, and University of Tokyo. Based at the Center for Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies (C2N), the lab focuses on mobile microrobotics and nanorobotics challenges.

Mobile microrobotics platformsNanoswimmer development
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NAVER Labs Europe

📍 Grenoble, France

autonomous systemsmachine learningrobotic control

European research laboratory of NAVER specializing in autonomous robotics and AI. Focuses on enabling robots to operate autonomously in real-world everyday spaces through advanced machine learning, adaptive planning, and sim2real transfer techniques.

Autonomous robot learning systemsMultimodal foundation models for robotics

📍 Marseille, France

aerial roboticsbio-inspired roboticsperception

Research group focused on bio-inspired aerial robots at Aix-Marseille University. Specializes in visual sensors, optic flow-based navigation, and insect behavior-inspired flight systems.

Bio-inspired aerial robotsOptic flow-based navigation systems