📋 Tender Overview
On June 12, 2025, the French government presented three new funding measures as part of the France 2030 program at the start-up and technology fair Vivatech. With them, France strives for a leading role in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. The aim is to promote research and development (FUE) in AI-based robotics. France sees new economic potential in the connection between AI and robotics. Therefore, the position in the intelligent robotics with three new measures is to be expanded as part of the France investment plan: France starts the research program for acceleration of robotics, which is equipped with 30 million EUR, which is coordinated by the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). The aim is to reduce scientific and technical hurdles in intelligent robotics through basic transdisciplinary basic research. The focus is on control, locomotion, perception, adaptability and resource efficiency. Promotion and postdoc positions are funded, positions in engineering, advanced training and the exchange with industry and European partners. In the long term, this should contribute to the development of industrially usable technologies. Furthermore, the new AI pioneer funding instrument is being prepared as part of France 2030s national AI strategy. It is aimed at deep-tech start-ups, laboratories and public-private consortia that combine scientific excellence with industrial relevance. A special focus is also on the intelligent robotics in this program. In addition, with a call to expressing interests robotics and intelligent machines, actors and consortia should be encouraged to submit common FUE projects on central topics of AI-based robotics. The focus is on efficiency, robustness, adaptability and user -friendly interfaces. The aim is to identify potential projects for future targeted support programs. For reading (French) Ministere de lenseignement Superieur et de la research (13.06.2025): France 2030: 3 Nouveaux Dispositifs Lances Pour Faire de la France la Pionniere de la et de la robotique
Source:
Mesr
Editor:
17.06.2025
By Julia Arning, VDI Technology Center GmbH
Countries / organizations:
France
Topics:
Engineering and production
Financial support
Information and communication
innovation
Economy, markets
