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Metasoft imagines the soft matter of tomorrow to create flexible robots,
understand complex fluids and respond to major environmental challenges

Soft matter   Flexible robotics  CO₂ recovery

About us

Metasoft Matter is a flagship research program of Université PSL dedicated to the exploration of soft matter. By combining cutting-edge expertise in soft materials, metamaterials, robotics, design, and artificial intelligence, it aims to address major technological and environmental challenges.

Led by ESPCI Paris – PSL, the program relies on a unique interdisciplinary network to develop innovative soft robots, deepen our understanding of complex fluids and amorphous solids, and propose new sustainable solutions for recycling, water resource management, and CO₂ valorization.

By placing soft matter at the heart of innovation, Metasoft reflects PSL’s ambition to remain a key player in the scientific and technological breakthroughs of tomorrow.


Discover the program
Metasoft explores the soft matter of the future - programmable, active and sustainable - to invent the intelligent materials and flexible technologies that will shape the future

The main areas of research

Soft materials and flexible robotics

Combining expertise in soft materials, metamaterials, flexible robotics and design to invent the flexible robots of the future.

Complex fluids and amorphous solids

Investing in research into complex fluids and amorphous solids, which are essential for strategic industrial applications

Environmental impact

Developing innovative strategies to complement current efforts in recycling, water management and CO₂ recovery.

Schools and industrial partners involved

The Metasoft Major Program is supported by Université PSL and involves five of its schools: ESPCI Paris - PSL, Chimie Paris - PSL, ENS - PSL, ENSAD - PSL et Mines Paris - PSL, as well as industrial partners : Syensqo, Saint-Gobain, Urgo Laboritories, Safran, Scipath, LVMH.
 
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The Metasoft Matter team

The members of the Metasoft program, who support, guide and structure its strategic and scientific implementation.
 

Frédéric Lechenault

Researcher at the Ecole Normale
Supérieure - PSL and CNRS


Matthieu Labousse

Coordinator and researcher at
ESPCI Paris - PSL and CNRS

Elie Hachem

Research Professor at Mines
Paris - PSL


Tatiana Budtova 

Research at
Mines Paris - PSL

Cécile Monteux

Researcher at ESPCI
Paris - PSL and CNRS