LARIAD, laboratory of the future for defense robotics

For David Filliat, research director at AMIAD and COO of LARIAD, « a partnership with ENSTA seemed essential to us in order to have the means to achieve our experimental ambitions. This joint laboratory gives us access to the significant testing resources available at ENSTA, particularly its U2IS laboratory, with its various air-land robotic platforms and its upcoming outdoor drone arena, which will be one of the largest in Europe. »

For Alexandre Chapoutot, U2IS lecturer-researcher and deputy operational director of LARIAD, « Drones are set to become a basic tool for infantry soldiers, just like rifles and radios. The creation of this joint laboratory will enable us to capitalize on U2IS's long-standing investment in defense robotics, as evidenced by our participation since its inception in the Battle Lab Terre's CoHoMa (Human-Machine Collaboration) challenge and our strong links with projects supported by the CIEDS at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris. »

For Goran Frehse, director of U2IS, « the creation of this joint laboratory is an excellent opportunity for ENSTA to partner with artificial intelligence experts who will bring their skills to a priority research area, perfectly aligned with the research strategy of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris and its interdisciplinary centers. We will work together on issues that are both central to our teaching and research mission (autonomous systems) and central to sovereignty issues in the truest sense, whether in defense or civil security. By pooling experimental and human resources, AMIAD and ENSTA will gain in efficiency and impact on the international stage »