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Stan at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport

Stanley Robotics' Stan is an outdoor autonomous valet-parking robot that lifts cars up to 2,600 kg by their wheels using eight sensor-guided arms and LiDAR SLAM with centimetric RTK GPS accuracy. The robot operates for up to 20 hours per charge, places approximately 100 cars per day, and can optimize parking density by up to 50% in tarmac or concrete facilities operating from -20 to +60 degrees Celsius. Stan is deployed at airports and parking facilities across Europe.

Stan by Stanley Robotics · Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified · Warehouse & Logistics Robotics

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Stan, Stanley Robotics' outdoor valet-parking robot, operates in the P5+ car park at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport under a partnership with Aeroports de Lyon (VINCI Airports). Announced in July 2017, public service began in 2018 and scaled to roughly 500 spaces by March 2019, using four robots plus 12 vehicle drop-off cabins.

A robot slides beneath a parked car, lifts it by the wheels and stores it, targeting about 50 percent higher parking density. Billed as the world's first outdoor car park managed entirely by robots.

Key facts

Spaces served
~500 (P5+ car park)
Fleet
4 Stan robots + 12 drop-off cabins
Operator
Aeroports de Lyon / VINCI Airports

Exposure

Customer segment
logistics
Scale tier
pilot lt10

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Stan at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport.

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Trust tier
Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-21
Model
Stan
Company
Stanley Robotics
Location
France/Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport
Operator
Stanley Robotics
Status
operational
Operator type
maker operated
Scale at site
2 to 10 units
Site environment
indoor
Location precision
verified coordinates
First seen
2018-01-01
ID
dacbbb30-77e5-4f88-aadc-3fb64603da3b

Timeline

  1. Jan 2018
    First recorded
    Stan first documented operating at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (2)

  1. Stanley Robotics deploys parking robots at Lyon airport · https://www.airport-technology.com/news/stanley-deploys-parking-robots/ · 2019-03-15
  2. World premiere: Lyon airport reinvents car parking with Stan the valet robot · https://en.press.lyonaeroports.com/news/world-premiere-lyon-airport-with-stan-the-valet-robot-reinvent-car-parking-ca53-74b31.html · 2017-07-01
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: amr

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Common questions

What is the Stan deployment at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport?
Stan, built by Stanley Robotics, is recorded as a deployment at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport on the DEPLOY registry. Stanley Robotics operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Stan at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport?
Stanley Robotics, the manufacturer of Stan, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Stan deployment at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2018 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Stan deployment at Lyon-Saint Exupery Airport?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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