RoboScore
56.0
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
4 of 6 measures have data
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RoboIndex
56.0
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The world's largest eco-friendly walking mechanical pachyderm, blending Jules Verne's imagination with Leonardo da Vinci's engineering in Nantes.
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What the score is made of
How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
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A deployment is recorded when a public source names both the customer and the robot, or the maker confirms it. Nothing here counts against Les Machines de l'île.
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Add a deployment →Les Machines de l'île designs and operates large-scale mechanical art installations, most notably the Grand Éléphant—a 48.4-ton, 12-meter-high walking robot that carries up to 50 passengers at 1–3 km/h. The company also built the Carrousel des Mondes Volants and the Galerie des Machines. Their products are primarily experiential attractions for tourists and cultural visitors in Nantes, France, distinguished by eco-friendly engineering, kinetic artistry, and integration of literary and mechanical history.
Active products
1
Company facts
- HQ
- Nantes, France
- Founded
- 2004 · 22 yrs
- Website
- www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/en
Active robots by Les Machines de l'île
1 shown- 1
| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Grand Éléphant | Warehouse AMR | Top speed 0.8 m/s | 2018 | 67.6 |
Safety reports
Consumer product alerts from this country reach the EU Safety Gate, which we read. Industrial, workplace and medical incidents never enter it, so a blank record says nothing about those.
Press coverage
- Spectacular robotic elephant!
TripAdvisor
- Les Machines Project - Mainly Museums
Mainly Museums
Milestones
Estimated completion of Grand Heron Tree, third major project.
- 2018launch
Launched Grand Éléphant
Carrousel des Mondes Volants opened as second major installation.
Grand Éléphant completed and began public operations in Nantes.
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