Sileane

Sileane is a French robotics company, founded in 2002, that develops adaptive robotic work cells combining machine vision, artificial intelligence and motion control to automate manual tasks in industrial environments that are too variable for traditional fixed-sequence robots. The company's stated focus is applying robotics, vision and AI to situations where product shape, position or condition changes from one cycle to the next, a class of problems standard industrial robots handle poorly. Sileane sells three standardized robotic products: FLOWPICK, a pick-and-place system built for handling fragile products at high speed in packaging lines; ROVALDY, an automation cell for surface-treatment operations such as part loading and unloading around finishing processes; and KAMIDO, a bin-picking robot used for sorting and depalletizing mixed or randomly arranged parts. Beyond these packaged products, Sileane offers outsourced research and development services, acting as an external innovation partner for manufacturers that need custom vision-guided or AI-driven automation but lack in-house robotics expertise; the company positions R&D as central to its business model rather than a side activity. Sileane serves a broad set of industrial sectors where product variability is common, including agro-food and food processing, pharmaceuticals, luxury goods and cosmetics, automotive manufacturing, nuclear and environmental services, logistics, watchmaking and other micro-technology manufacturing. In one recent example, Sileane partnered with sensor and measurement technology group HBK to build a tactile-sensing automated gripping solution aimed at cosmetics packaging, combining HBK's force/tactile sensing hardware with Sileane's grasping and vision software to let a robot handle delicate cosmetic items without damaging them. The company markets its approach as "agile robotics," emphasizing that its systems are designed to be reconfigured for different products and tasks rather than built as single-purpose machines. Sileane's core engineering areas span perception and computer vision for identifying and locating parts in unstructured conditions, grasping and end-effector design for handling varied and fragile items, and software for planning robot motion in response to sensed conditions. The company operates as both a direct equipment supplier for its three flagship products and a systems integrator for bespoke automation projects built around client-specific product lines. No public source available to this research disclosed Sileane's precise headquarters street address, employee headcount, revenue or third-party quality certifications, so those fields have been left blank pending confirmation from official filings or direct company contact.