Claude Laurgeau

Claude Laurgeau
Claude Laurgeau
	Claude Laurgeau in the library of MINES ParisTech, Sep. 2012.
Born	November 4, 1942
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Professor; Engineer
Known for	Engelberger Robotics Award

Claude Laurgeau (born November 1942) is a French professor in robotics. His primary interest is intelligent transportation systems.

He was a professor at the University of Nantes from 1975 to 1982, then director of the "Productive robotics research" department at the IT Agency from 1982 to 1987.^[1]

In 1989, he was appointed professor at École des Mines de Paris where he created the Robotics Research Center (CAOR)^[2] which he directed until February 2008. He officially retired at the end of 2010, while continuing to collaborate on research projects.

He has contributed to the creation of several robotics "start-up" companies, both at the IT Agency and at the École des mines.

He is president of the company Intempora which develops and publishes the software RTMaps.^[3]

Awards

Member of the Order of Academic Palms
Member of the National Order of Merit
Grand Jury Prize at the 2004 Léonard Trophies
Received the Engelberger Robotics Award in 2004

Books

Programmable automates Dunod, 1978
The machines of vision - ETA, 1986
Industrial automation - SCM, 1977
Languages for Robotics - Hermès,
Understanding Robotics - AFRI
The century of the intelligent car - at Press of Mines ParisTech 2009

References

^ The 'IT Agency' (French: L'Agence de l'Informatique - ADI) was a French EPIC which operated from January 1981 to January 1987, under the successive presidencies of Bernard Lorimy, Charlie Garrigues and Olivier Marec; its goal was to promote IT projects in the French private sector and academic research oriented towards these projects.
^ "CAOR website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2021-02-21., MINES ParisTech robotics research center,
^ "M. Claude LAURGEAU, PCA of INTEMPORA on DIRIGEANT.COM" (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

[1] The 'IT Agency' (French: L'Agence de l'Informatique - ADI) was a French EPIC which operated from January 1981 to January 1987, under the successive presidencies of Bernard Lorimy, Charlie Garrigues and Olivier Marec; its goal was to promote IT projects in the French private sector and academic research oriented towards these projects.

[2] "CAOR website". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2021-02-21., MINES ParisTech robotics research center,

[3] "M. Claude LAURGEAU, PCA of INTEMPORA on DIRIGEANT.COM" (in French). Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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