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Are you with Les Machines de l'île?
The world's largest eco-friendly walking mechanical pachyderm, blending Jules Verne's imagination with Leonardo da Vinci's engineering in Nantes.
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
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Top-rated product
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Grand Éléphant
Company facts
- HQ
- Nantes, France
- Founded
- 2004 · 22 yrs
- Employees
- 51
- Website
- www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/en
Milestones
Estimated completion of Grand Heron Tree, third major project.
Carrousel des Mondes Volants opened as second major installation.
Grand Éléphant completed and began public operations in Nantes.
Press coverage
- Spectacular robotic elephant!
TripAdvisor
- Les Machines Project - Mainly Museums
Mainly Museums
Active products by Les Machines de l'île
2 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Grand Éléphant | Warehouse AMR | Payload 50 kg·Top speed 0.8 m/s | 2018 | A |
| 2 |  | The Grand Éléphant | Hospitality | — | 2018 | A |
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