robotics

2025 Scientific Report • March 25, 2026

Estimation of a multifingered gripper joint configuration using 3D point clouds and AI

In robotic gripping, the positions of the effectors (phalanges or fingertips) on an object must be controlled precisely. CEA-List looked at a practical case where the only information available was a 3D point cloud of the gripper, generated by visual sensors, simulations, or generative neural networks.

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2025 Scientific Report • March 25, 2026

A cognitive programming interface

CEA-List developed an ontology-based cognitive interface to enable context-sensitive programming that requires no robotics expertise.

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2025 Scientific Report • March 25, 2026

Active lubrication, a kinesthetic and vibrotactile haptic brake

CEA-List has been researching the principle of active lubrication for around ten years and has developed a fully integrated actuator that paves the way for a new type of brake suitable for a wide range of applications.

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Technological advances • October 13, 2025

October 13, 2025 | Hybrid AI for safe, high-performance robotic planning

Understanding unknown environments in a way that allows them to operate within strict safety constraints remains a challenge for robots. And that is the challenge our teams have taken on in the Magicoders project, combining the strengths of symbolic AI and generative AI in a new approach.

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press releases • October 9, 2025

October 8, 2025 | A world first: SADE and CEA-List develop a robot for rehabilitating water supply networks

At the Pollutec trade show in Lyon from 7 to 10 October 2025, SADE – the NGE Group’s specialised water cycle subsidiary – and List, an institute of the French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA) specialising in intelligent digital systems, have announced the launch of the TUBOCONTACT SD (Tubocontact small diameters) solution.

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press releases • September 9, 2025

September 9, 2025 | TCS and CEA Partner to Advance Physical AI Research and Innovation in France

The partnership between CEA and TCS aims to develop intelligent robotics solutions for real-world applications across various industrial sectors and strengthen Indo-European industrial competitiveness.

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2024 Activity Report • June 27, 2025

Generative AI successfully applied to robotic grasping

CEA-List’s smart robotics demonstrator highlights generative AI’s potential as an enabler of robotic tasks whose instructions are given in natural language.

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2024 Activity Report • June 5, 2025

Dexterous bimanual manipulation

CEA-List developed a dexterous bimanual manipulation system : its multiple reconfigurable fingers are equipped with multimode perception capabilities. The system can carry out 80 different grips, using finely controlled force, and detect slippage.

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