FEMTO Engineering is an R&D center of the foundation FC Innov
From science to society
FEMTO Engineering is an R&D center of the foundation FC Innov
FEMTO Engineering operates in the field of industrial robotics and precision microrobotics, two complementary fields that share the same requirement: mastering movement, control and interaction between mechanical systems, sensors and environment.
From the robotic arm programmed for a complex industrial task to the micrometer-scale micro-manipulation system, the team covers the entire spectrum: geometric modeling, control, vision, automation, embedded computing and peri-robotics.
Our access to the FEMTO-ST institute’s MicroRobotex platform makes it possible to work on ultra-resolved robotic systems for micro-assembly and micro-manipulation applications that are inaccessible to standard industrial equipment.
You have a repetitive, complex or multi-constraint operation—precision, cadence, hostile environment—that your current robots do not handle or that you have not yet automated due to a lack of suitable solutions.
Your application requires a specific control law, complex synchronization between several systems or a tailored human-machine interface. The standard solutions on the market do not cover your needs.
You work on a micrometric scale: assembly of watch components, manipulation of biological cells, micro-assembly of optical or medical devices. Standard industrial robots do not match this level of precision.
You plan to integrate a robot in your production line but you do not know which type to choose, how to implement it or how to connect it to your existing systems. You need neutral technical support, with no commercial interest for a particular brand.
Analysis of the need, assessment of technical and economic constraints, choice of the appropriate robotic architecture.
Modeling, simulation, development and validation of control laws for complex robotic systems.
Learning and programming by code, development of graphical sequencing interfaces, synchronization with automata and vision systems.
Design and production of robotic systems or peri-robotic components (grippers, sensors, actuators) adapted to the needs.
Formalization of technical, functional and economic requirements for the integration of a robotic system.
Development of 2D/3D vision algorithms, calibration of systems, auto-focus, choice of equipment (camera, lens, lighting).
Automated cutting systems, robotic laser welding, cobotics for human-robot collaboration, machine vision for quality control. For manufacturers who want to automate complex workstations without completely replacing their operators.
Robots for microsurgery, cell manipulation systems, micro-assembly of medical devices. For teams developing surgical instruments or medical assistance systems that require exceptional motion accuracy.
Robotic experimental platforms, automated test and characterization systems, demonstrators for the validation of concepts. For laboratories and R&D teams that need a custom robotic system for their work.
Integration of robots in connected environments, development of human-machine interfaces, automation on industrial networks (EtherCAT, Profibus, CANOpen). For manufacturers who are modernizing their production tools and want communicating systems that can be remotely controlled.
Introduction to robotization and support in the integration of robotic systems.
Support in the improvement of existing robotic systems.
In partnership with the CETIM, we offer certified training to acquire many skills in robotics.
FEMTO Engineering provides a rare expertise at the intersection of industrial robotics and precision microrobotics. Where a standard integrator stops at the limits of the equipment available on the market, FEMTO Engineering can design, model and develop tailored systems, including applications that do not have a commercial solution yet.
For an unusual project—manipulation at the micrometric scale, complex control, advanced cobotics—it is a direct access to skills resulting from international research in robotics.
Access to the microrobotics platform of the FEMTO-ST institute for ultra-resolved systems, micro-assembly and micro-manipulation at the micrometer scale.
Geometric models, direct and inverse kinematics and dynamics, geometric identification, predictive control, PLC/ vision synchronization.
Programming in all IEC 61131-3 languages, mastery of industrial networks (EtherCAT, Profibus, DeviceNet, CANOpen, SERCOS), development of specific assertions.
C/C++ and . NET programming, realization of client-server systems for automation.
Specific 2D/3D algorithms, calibration of vision systems, auto-focus, selection and integration of optical equipment.
FEMTO Engineering supports the companies in the development of advanced technologies by relying on the scientific excellence of the FEMTO-ST institute. FEMTO Engineering has a dedicated team of engineers and specialized experts at the service of your innovation projects, who are immersed among the FEMTO-ST research teams.
Our role: to transform the academic research results into concrete industrial solutions.
