Laval inaugurated CAPLAB, a unique platform for capturing reality

inauguration of caplab laval

Designed by Arts et Métiers Clarté, CAPLAB, the new platform installed at the Laval Virtual Center, was inaugurated on September 12. With the aim of capturing and analyzing human activity—gestures, movements, sounds, emotions—in order to preserve expertise, optimize training, and support the industry of the future, this project was made possible thanks to the support of the Pays de la Loire Region, Laval Agglomération, and the ERDF.

ITTAI Alliance

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Interdisciplinary Alliance for Research and Innovation through Action for Sustainable Industry and Territories.

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The ITTAI Alliance in a nutshell

ITTAI logo - ITTAI Alliance - Engineering for sustainable territoriesThe ITTAI Alliance currently brings together 10 institutions, members, and active partners who pool their scientific skills and expertise in order to provide each region with tailored, sustainable, and robust solutions. 

🌿The Agro Institute for issues related to the environment, agriculture, and food
🌐IMT for digital infrastructure
🏙️École des Ponts and CNRS Ingénierie for urban networks and construction
🚗INSA Lyon for mobility
🏛️ LIEPP Sciences Po and CNAM for territorial governance
⚙️ CNRS@Create Singapore, Arts et Métiers, and IGN-Géodata Paris for digital twins

The ambition of the ITTAI Alliance

Offer advanced digital tools to local authorities to support them in their decision-making and ecological transition, adaptation and transformation of production facilities, personal services and strategic infrastructure.

ITTAI's terms and conditions of action

The ITTAI Alliance offers tools and methods for creating innovative solutions, in collaboration with a region's socio-economic partners.

This methodology enables, for example, the development of digital twins that incorporate all the parameters specific to a geographical area, as well as data relating to land use planning, modes of transport (land, sea, and river), the nature and condition of infrastructure, and the level of resource exploitation, etc.

These digital maps can then be used in a variety of ways: simulating risks associated with climate change, developing forward-looking scenarios for optimizing service logistics and/or anticipating emergency operational action plans (decision-making tool).

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The rollout of ITTAI projects

Three-pronged strategy: use case dissemination, corporate partnerships, and regional partnerships:

  1. Working on diverse use cases in different regions
  2. Distribute via an open platform and training courses
  3. Partnership with field actors

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Corentin Laville, Arts et Métiers student, crowned European model-making champion

Corentin Laville, Arts et Métiers student, crowned European model-making champion (banner)

From July 28 to August 2, 2025, in Luxembourg, Corentin Laville won the European championship title in competitive model car racing on asphalt tracks. A second-year student in the Grande École program on the Cluny campus, he combined passion, rigor, and composure to win at the wheel of his 1/5 scale miniature Formula 1 car.