{"id":"927e718f-4bdc-4365-9930-99b96ad4dbbd","name":"Stanley Robotics","slug":"stanley-robotics","description":"French robotics company developing autonomous outdoor valet parking robots (Stan) for airports and logistics. Deployed at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport in partnership with VINCI Airports. Acquired by [Hl robotics](/companies/hl-robotics) in 2024.","status":"active","founded":2015,"hq":"Paris, France","hqLat":48.8534951,"hqLng":2.3483915,"hqGeocodedAt":"2026-08-05T14:49:32.358Z","hqAddress":null,"hqPrecision":null,"website":"stanley-robotics.com","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","roles":["robot_maker","robot_operator"],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","heatIndex":50,"lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://stanley-robotics.com/","label":"verification source"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"CEO/Founder","value":"Aurélien Cord (CTO & Co-founder)"},{"label":"Co-founder","value":"Clément (co-founder)"},{"label":"HQ","value":"Paris, France (not Grenoble)"},{"label":"Founded","value":"2015"},{"label":"Deployment","value":"Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport — world's first outdoor robotic valet parking (operational, VINCI Airports partnership)"},{"label":"Lidar supplier","value":"Velodyne (Puck and Velarray M1600) for perception and navigation"},{"label":"Funding","value":"Series B (2023) and Series C (late 2023) — amounts undisclosed"},{"label":"Acquisition","value":"Acquired by HL Robotics in 2024"},{"label":"CN Railway pilot","value":"Canadian National Railway testing Stanley Robotics autonomous technology for freight (2025-2026)"},{"label":"Incidents","value":"None found — audited"}],"aliases":["Stanley Robotics SAS"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"tickerSymbol":null,"stockExchange":null,"secCik":null,"revenueUsd":null,"revenueBasis":null,"revenueAsOf":null,"employeeCount":null,"employeeCountBasis":null,"employeeCountAsOf":null,"marketCapUsd":null,"marketCapAsOf":null,"marketCapSource":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-27T10:46:50.484Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T22:30:45.157Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/stanley-robotics","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/stanley-robotics","name":"Stanley Robotics","alternateName":["Stanley Robotics SAS"],"description":"French robotics company developing autonomous outdoor valet parking robots (Stan) for airports and logistics. Deployed at Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport in partnership with VINCI Airports. Acquired by [Hl robotics](/companies/hl-robotics) in 2024.","identifier":"927e718f-4bdc-4365-9930-99b96ad4dbbd","foundingDate":"2015","address":"Paris, France","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":1,"primary_source_types":[]}}}