Alexis Desplats, PhD student, first prize for innovation

On November 13 and 14, 2025 in Caen, P.U.I Normandie and CY Cergy Paris Université organized the "Create & Innovate" seminar for doctoral students. The seminar, part of the 6th edition of the Créativ' week, was dedicated to the emergence of innovative projects and raising awareness of business creation.

Alexis Desplats, a doctoral student at the ATE laboratory, has been awarded the First Prize for Innovation for his "Les petits moteurs" project! At a time when communes across France are massively renovating their school playgrounds, Les petits moteurs proposes to transform the energy generated by children's play into electricity. The kinetic energy produced by their movements becomes a green, low-carbon source to power lighting in playgrounds, toilets and playgrounds.

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visual: © Séminaire "Créer & Innover