Fairmat is a French deep-tech company developing robotics and AI-enabled systems to recycle carbon fiber composites. The company's core technology, called Infinity Recycling, is designed to process waste carbon fiber materials without degradation, enabling indefinite reuse. Their operational facility, the FairFactory, combines AI-powered processing with autonomous robotic systems to transform end-of-life composites into building materials. The company is led by CEO Benjamin Saada.
The technical infrastructure includes an on-site R&D lab where materials scientists, software engineers, and robotics specialists conduct daily experimentation and rapid prototyping. The robotics team works at the intersection of mechanical systems, computer vision, and materials handling - designing autonomous systems that must reliably process variable composite waste streams while maintaining material quality standards. This requires solving edge cases in part identification, handling geometries that range from aerospace components to industrial scrap, and integrating sensing systems that can characterize composite layup and resin content in real time.
Fairmat's engineering organization spans materials science, software development, and robotics disciplines. The company emphasizes project ownership and interdisciplinary collaboration, with robotics engineers working directly alongside materials scientists to iterate on processing methods and automation strategies. The work addresses practical constraints in circular manufacturing: optimizing cycle times for industrial throughput, developing robust manipulation strategies for brittle composite materials, and implementing control systems that adapt to feedstock variability while meeting quality specifications for recycled output.