What aquitaine robotics does

Aquitaine Robotics is a non-profit robotics cluster headquartered in Pessac, France, operating in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It coordinates a regional ecosystem of 152 member actors — robotics companies, research institutions, integrators, and end-users — and serves as an intermediary between these actors and regional, national, and European funding programs. The cluster is a founding member of the French Federation of Robotics Clusters (FFCR), and holds memberships in euRobotics and EIT Manufacturing, embedding it in both the French and European robotics innovation infrastructure.

The cluster's product surface is service-oriented rather than commercial. Core offerings include monthly networking events (Les Matinales), a customizable daily monitoring newsletter (Veille Letter), cooperative online member spaces (Espaces Coopératifs), R&D project labeling and partner matching, training sessions, and collective representation at major industry trade shows (Global Industrie, SIDO, SIANE, SEPEM). It also provides project call distribution, communication support via social media, and feasibility study facilitation for members seeking robotic solutions.

The business model is membership-fee and public-grant based rather than revenue-generating. The cluster is funded through member dues and public regional/national/partnership funding, with no commercial pricing for products or services. As an association-type entity, its objectives are ecosystem development, R&D facilitation, and member visibility rather than profit maximization. The cluster is backed institutionally by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine regional authority and INP Bordeaux, and operates as a quasi-public platform with no disclosed private equity, venture capital, or parent company ownership.

Name

aquitaine robotics

Legal name

Aquitaine Robotics

Website

https://aquitaine-robotics.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Aquitaine Robotics is a non-profit regional cluster that connects 152 robotics companies, researchers, and institutions across Nouvelle-Aquitaine, providing networking events, R&D project support, training, and access to regional, national, and European funding programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Robotics Cluster Services

NAICS

Business Associations (81391), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Robot Software, Autonomy Stacks & Simulation (ROS, digital twins) (HDAAAIAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Robot Hardware, Actuators & Components (sensors, grippers, motors) (HDAAAIAL), Industrial Robotics (Programming, Operation & Safety) (EDAOAHAC)

Keywords

• Robotics cluster
• Industry networking
• R&D collaboration
• Project labeling
• Technology training

Headquarters

HQ city

Pessac

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aquitaine Robotics is a non-profit regional robotics cluster based in Pessac, France, coordinating 152 robotics actors (companies, research institutions, and educational organizations) across the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The cluster provides member services including partner search and project labeling for collaborative R&D, a customizable daily monitoring newsletter (Veille Letter), monthly networking events (Les Matinales), cooperative online collaboration spaces (Espaces Coopératifs), training sessions, and access to regional, national, and European funding programs. It also facilitates collective participation in major industry trade shows such as Global Industrie, SIDO, SIANE, and SEPEM, and offers communication support via social media and its website.

Product overview

Aquitaine Robotics is a robotics cluster serving the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region with 152 member companies, research institutions, and educational organizations. The cluster provides a suite of member services including a customizable daily monitoring letter (Veille Letter), monthly networking events (Les Matinales), cooperative online spaces (Espaces Coopératifs), R&D project support with partner matching and labeling services, and access to regional, national, and European funding opportunities. The cluster also facilitates participation in professional trade shows and provides communication support through social media promotion. These services are designed to help robotics companies and researchers identify integrators, develop collaborative projects, and advance their robotics innovations within the regional ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aquitaine Robotics Cluster Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to collective exhibition spaces at major industry events (Global Industrie, SIDO, SIANE, SEPEM)
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FFCR - Fédération Française des Clusters de la RobotiquecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquitaine Robotics is a founding member of the French Federation of Robotics Clusters. FFCR supports the development of regional robotics clusters in France in coherence with regional economic development strategies.
• euRoboticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquitaine Robotics is a member of euRobotics, the European robotics association. Membership provides access to European project calls, and facilitates connections with project leaders and partners across Europe.
• EIT ManufacturingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAquitaine Robotics is a member of EIT Manufacturing, an innovation community within the European Institute of Innovation and Technology connecting key actors in European manufacturing.
• Aerospace ValleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst worldwide competitiveness cluster in aerospace, serving three strategic sectors: Aeronautics, Space, and Drones, across Occitanie-Pyrénées-Méditerranée and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. The cluster's Vice President for Training animates the Solutions for the Factory of the Future (SUF) ecosystem of excellence.
• CREAHdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCluster for Construction, Resources, Environment, Planning and Sustainable Housing
• Aquitaine Science Transfert (SATT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology Transfer Acceleration Company bringing expertise in Intellectual Property and contract law to the cluster
• GdR Robotique (CNRS)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRobotics Research Group created by CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research)
• France Robots InitiativesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational plan for robotics from the Ministry of Productive Recovery and Ministry of Higher Education and Research
• SYMOPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnion of Machines and Production Technologies, part of FIM (Fédération des Industries Mécaniques)
• Usine du Futur Nouvelle-AquitaineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional program for the Future Factory initiative in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
• Robot BoostminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective action benefiting SMEs/ETIs engaged in the regional Future Factory program, organized by Nouvelle-Aquitaine CCI

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Robotics Place: French regional robotics cluster based in Occitanie. Directly comparable to Aquitaine Robotics in mission (regional robotics ecosystem coordination, member services, project labeling) and in being a sibling FFCR member serving an adjacent French region.
• Fédération Française des Clusters de la Robotique (FFCR): National federation of French robotics clusters of which Aquitaine Robotics is a founding member. Comparable as the coordinating body for the same regional-cluster model and the same project-labeling and ecosystem-development activities that Aquitaine Robotics performs locally.
• ARM (Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing) Institute: US-based manufacturing-robotics innovation institute accelerating adoption of robotics in production. Comparable as a cluster/ecosystem entity that coordinates industry, academia, and government to advance robotics deployment, albeit with a national US scope.
• UK-RAS Network: UK network for robotics and autonomous systems research, innovation, and industry-academia collaboration. Comparable as a national/regional ecosystem coordinator that delivers networking, training, and project support — analogous in function to Aquitaine Robotics at a larger geographic scale.
• Hisparob (Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Robótica): Spanish Robotics Technology Platform bringing together industry, research, and public stakeholders. Comparable as a national cluster/coordinator with similar project-labeling and policy-engagement roles to those Aquitaine Robotics performs at the regional level.
• SIRI (Associazione Italiana di Robotica e Automazione): Italian association for robotics and automation representing industry, research, and users. Comparable as a membership-based ecosystem body that promotes robotics adoption and industry-academia collaboration, mirroring Aquitaine Robotics' cluster-coordination role.

Broad incumbents

• euRobotics: European robotics association that Aquitaine Robotics belongs to. Comparable as a wider, pan-European coordinator of robotics stakeholders, offering access to project calls and partnerships at a scale that overlaps with — but extends beyond — Aquitaine Robotics' regional remit.
• EIT Manufacturing: European innovation community within the European Institute of Innovation and Technology focused on manufacturing, of which Aquitaine Robotics is a member. Comparable as a broader ecosystem organizer that overlaps with the cluster's manufacturing-related robotics and training activities.

Regional players

• Aerospace Valley: World-leading aerospace competitiveness cluster covering Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine in aeronautics, space, and drones. Comparable as a fellow competitiveness cluster with overlapping regional remit and member base, particularly in drone and cobotics programs.

Others

• GdR Robotique (CNRS): French CNRS robotics research group. Comparable as an ecosystem stakeholder that Aquitaine Robotics already partners with, providing the academic/research backbone that complements the cluster's industry-facing services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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