French Tech 2030: Robotics at the Heart of Strategic Priorities

On November 6, 2025, the French Tech Mission unveiled the new 2025 cohort of the French Tech 2030 program, supported by the Ministry of Economy and the Secretariat of State for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Affairs

This cohort of 80 French companies embodies the national innovation strategy in sectors deemed essential for the future: artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, quantum technologies, electronics, space… and robotics.

This year, robotics shines particularly bright. Thirteen companies from this rapidly growing ecosystem are among the winners, illustrating France’s ambition to strengthen its position in physical and intelligent technologies those that sustainably transform industry, healthcare, and security.

Robotics: a Pillar of France’s Technological Strategy

French robotics now occupies a central place in the country’s industrial vision.
It is no longer limited to factory robots: it is entering hospitals, the seas, cities, battlefields, and even pharmaceutical laboratories.
The startups selected by French Tech 2030 demonstrate a clear ambition: to develop strategic technologies that are mastered and produced in France.

This approach fits within a broader framework: strengthening competitiveness, sustainability, and the security of French infrastructure while creating skilled jobs.

Robots that Fascinate, Assist, and Protect

DRONISOS: Autonomous drone swarms made in Bordeaux

Based in Bordeaux, Dronisos has become the global leader in autonomous drone shows.
Thanks to its proprietary systems designed and manufactured in France, the company transforms the sky into a living stage capable of mobilizing thousands of synchronized drones.
This technological feat now has applications in event security and aerial mapping.

ELISTAIR: Intelligent aerial surveillance

Elistair has established itself in continuous aerial surveillance with captive drones capable of long, uninterrupted missions.
Used for military operations, civil security, or infrastructure protection, these systems provide real-time intelligence and help safeguard populations.

ENCHANTED TOOLS: Humanoids at the service of humans

With its Mirokaï robots, Enchanted Tools is reinventing humanoid robotics.
Combining artificial intelligence, emotional design, and ergonomics, these robots assist staff in hospitals, hotels, and retail environments.
Partnering with Google DeepMind and NVIDIA, the startup aims to make robotics more human, intuitive, and socially useful in a world facing labor shortages in service sectors.

GANYMED ROBOTICS: Precision surgery

Ganymed Robotics develops next-generation surgical robots for orthopedics.
Its markerless system, guided by predictive planning, allows surgical gestures of extreme precision.
This technology symbolizes French medical excellence and the rise of high-value medical robotics.

ROBEAUTÉ: Exploring the brain with a microrobot

Robeauté is developing a neurosurgical microrobot capable of navigating inside the human brain to diagnose or treat pathologies.
This pioneering innovation, unique in the world, demonstrates France’s ability to miniaturize robotics while meeting the strictest medical standards.

IADYS: Blue robotics for the environment

In Roquefort-la-Bédoule, IADYS develops autonomous aquatic robots to collect floating waste and hydrocarbons.
Its flagship robot, Jellyfishbot, protects biodiversity and ensures safe human operations in port or industrial zones.
In partnership with Orange, IADYS also integrates 5G stations into its solutions, showing how ecology and connectivity can coexist.

SHARK ROBOTICS: Protecting human lives

Based in La Rochelle, Shark Robotics is a key player in terrestrial intervention robotics.
Its fully electric robots assist firefighters and military forces in high-risk missions: fires, industrial accidents, and demining.
Recognized in over 15 countries, the brand has become a symbol of French expertise in safety robotics.

INBOLT, NIRYO, and GALAM ROBOTICS: The factory of the future

Three companies from the 2025 cohort represent the renaissance of French industrial robotics:

• Inbolt equips existing robots with embedded AI capable of recognizing non-standard parts and adapting to complex tasks.

• Niryo, in Hauts-de-France, democratizes robotics by designing collaborative arms accessible to SMEs and engineering schools.

• Galam Robotics deploys modular logistics robots capable of managing high-rotation flows, essential for e-commerce and distribution.

These solutions redefine the flexibility and productivity of French industry.

TIHIVE and STEERLIGHT: Augmented vision for production

TiHive, based in Grenoble, combines terahertz imaging and AI to detect material defects in real-time, contactlessly and non-destructively.
SteerLight develops a new generation of optical LiDAR sensors, essential for 3D perception in mobile robots and autonomous vehicles.
These innovations show that French robotics excels in both optical precision and software intelligence.

Numbers Confirm the Momentum

The 80 companies in the 2025 cohort report impressive results:

• €1.1 billion raised

• 353 patents filed

• 45 factories existing or planned

• 3,200 direct jobs created

• €138 million in cumulative revenue

For robotics, these figures reflect a reality: the sector is no longer experimental. It is becoming industrial, structured, and export-oriented.
It aligns with France’s major strategic priorities: reindustrialization, energy transition, and technological sovereignty.

Robotics with a Positive Impact

This French Tech 2030 cohort illustrates a paradigm shift: robotics is no longer a lab gadget but a tool for societal transformation.
Whether assisting surgeons, helping firefighters, protecting the planet, or automating production, these technologies reflect a shared ambition: to make robotics a force for progress.

As Christel Heydemann, godmother of this edition and CEO of Orange, emphasizes:

“These companies embody ambitious and responsible French technology. They show that innovation can be high-performing, sustainable, and human.”

The robotics startups of the 2025 French Tech 2030 cohort outline a coherent and visionary industrial strategy.
They prove that France is no longer content with merely innovating: it is building a complete ecosystem capable of designing, producing, and exporting robotic solutions worldwide.

Far from being an isolated sector, robotics is thus becoming one of the pillars of France’s strategic priorities, at the intersection of technology, industrial sovereignty, and sustainable development.

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