# INRIA Robotics: robotics company

Canonical ID: `f3dcbe7f-d414-409e-a028-743cfdd5bd2d`

- **Slug:** inria
- **Status:** private
- **Founded:** 1967
- **HQ:** Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France

## Models

_No models registered._

## Partnerships (2)

- [inria x nvidia](/partnerships/inria-x-nvidia.md) with NVIDIA _technology_
- [inria x aws](/partnerships/inria-x-aws.md) with AWS _technology_

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is INRIA Robotics?

[INRIA](/companies/inria) (French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology) is a public research institute founded in 1967 that conducts foundational and applied robotics research across multiple teams in France. Key robotics groups include [Willow](https://www.inria.fr/en/willow) (autonomous motion, led by Justin Carpentier), [DEFROST](https://www.inria.fr/en/defrost) (soft robotics, led by Christian Duriez), [HUCEBOT](https://team.inria.fr/hucebot/) (human-centered robotics and exoskeletons, led by Serena Ivaldi), and [AUCTUS](https://inria.fr/en/auctus) (collaborative cobots). INRIA develops open-source robotics software including Pinocchio, SOFA, and the Upkie open-hardware bipedal robot.

### What does INRIA Robotics make?

INRIA Robotics has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. INRIA Robotics builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them.

### Is INRIA Robotics publicly traded?

No. INRIA Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in INRIA Robotics?

INRIA Robotics is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Where is INRIA Robotics headquartered?

INRIA Robotics is headquartered in Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France.

### Who owns INRIA Robotics?

INRIA Robotics is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is INRIA Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, INRIA Robotics ranks in roughly the top 47% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (1)

1. https://humanoidindex.org/research/inria

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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