La Poste unveils its innovations at VivaTech 2026
Summary
As a founding partner of VivaTech 2026, La Poste will showcase 30 innovations—including humanoid robots and AI—to enhance the daily work of its 227,000 employees. The group will also highlight its leadership in trusted digital technology, backed by a decade of expertise through Docaposte, aligning with the Horizon Numérique 2030 strategy.
A long-standing partner of VivaTech, La Poste will take centre stage at the 10th edition of the event (22–25 june 2026) to unveil a lesser-known facet: its identity as an industrial and technological group. At its dedicated Lab, 30 concrete solutions will demonstrate its integration of robotics, AI, and data to serve its 227,000 employees and customers. The goal is clear: streamline processes while improving working conditions and user satisfaction.
This year, the group is also spotlighting its innovation ecosystem, collaborating with 20 start-ups. This approach reflects its dual ambition: combining technological agility with local roots.
At La Poste, we believe that technology only creates value when it serves the public interest and people. At VivaTech, we are revealing a less-well known side of a major multi-business, international and civic-minded group, one that continuously reinvents itself to meet its customers’ expectations while remaining true to its core values.
Marie-Ange Debon
Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of the La Poste Groupe
Robotics and AI: technologies serving teams
The La Poste Lab presents industrial innovations focused on people, addressing Industry 5.0 challenges. Key demonstrations include:
- A humanoid robot, developed with Wandercraft, to assist teams with heavy parcel handling.
- A robotic arm automating repetitive tasks, reducing musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) risks.
- An AI-powered smart scanning glove to speed up parcel sorting.
- Sensors and algorithms analysing movements to adapt workstations and prevent MSDs.
These solutions aim to enhance safety, well-being, and efficiency for employees, proving that technology at La Poste serves people rather than replacing them.
Trusted digital technology: sovereignty and ethics
A leader in trusted digital solutions for over a decade—particularly through Docaposte—La Poste reaffirms its expertise at VivaTech. Its innovations in AI, data, and cybersecurity apply to strategic sectors like logistics, healthcare, and banking, aligning with the Horizon Numérique 2030 roadmap of Caisse des Dépôts.
Highlighted solutions include:
Secure platforms for exchanging sensitive data between public and private actors.
Ethical AI tools, compliant with EU regulations, to analyse and protect personal data.
Traceability solutions combining blockchain and AI, ensuring transparency and security in logistics flows.
For La Poste, technology must merge social utility, ethics, and accessibility, thereby strengthening territorial technological sovereignty.
A collaborative ecosystem to drive innovation
VivaTech 2026 is an opportunity for La Poste to bring together 20 partner start-ups, whose solutions complement its core businesses. These collaborations accelerate the deployment of innovations tailored to regional and citizen needs. Visitors will discover diverse prototypes, such as:
- Sustainable logistics tools optimising routes and reducing carbon footprints.
- Connected devices to monitor employee health.
- Simplified interfaces to streamline online administrative procedures.
This collaborative approach underscores a key belief: innovation thrives when start-ups, in-house experts, and postal workers unite to create solutions grounded in real-world use.
Climate Immersion 2035: how can we anticipate and adapt to the climate of 2035?
To make the challenge of adapting to climate change tangible, Groupe La Poste has designed an immersive virtual reality experience. Through three forward-looking scenarios set in 2035—flooding, storms, and heatwaves—this immersion places visitors at the heart of extreme climate situations and shows in concrete terms how the group is preparing to ensure employee safety, protect its assets, and maintain business continuity.
Transformation rooted in core values
Through VivaTech 2026, La Poste demonstrates that its technological modernisation reinforces its historic values: proximity, trust, and social utility. By merging industrial innovation with responsible digital practices, the group prepares for the future while staying true to its mission: serving employees and customers across all territories.
Vivatech 2026 highlights
Our speakers
Stéphane Dedeyan, Executive Vice-President of La Poste Groupe, Chairman of the Executive Board of La Banque Postale,
• The Cost of control: Sovereignty in business decisions
Thursday 18 June – 11:30 am – Sovereignty Arena
Olivia Amozig-Bellot, Head of Strategy and Industrial Transformation at La Poste Groupe
• The Autonomous Future: Can Industry 5.0 Compete When Machines Run the Show?
Wednesday 17 June – 11:40 am - Black Stage
Benoit Parizet, Deputy Managing Director, Docaposte
• Sovereign by Design: Can European Enterprises Break the Hyperscaler Habit?
Thursday 18 June – 10:40 am - Black Stage
Questions - answers
How many solutions is La Poste presenting at VivaTech 2026?
La Poste is showcasing 30 solutions and experiments at its VivaTech 2026 Lab, spanning robotics, AI, and trusted digital technology. These innovations aim to optimise industrial processes and enhance working conditions for its teams.
What robotic innovations is La Poste unveiling at the event?
Demonstrations include a humanoid robot co-developed with Wandercraft for heavy parcel handling, a robotic arm to reduce repetitive tasks, and an AI-powered smart glove to simplify parcel sorting. These tools embody an Industry 5.0 approach centred on people.
How is La Poste committed to trusted digital technology?
For over a decade, La Poste has developed ethical, sovereign technologies via Docaposte, aligning with Caisse des Dépôts’ Horizon Numérique 2030 roadmap. At VivaTech 2026, it presents AI, data, and cybersecurity solutions for logistics, healthcare, and banking.
What is La Poste’s goal in participating in VivaTech?
La Poste aims to highlight its often-overlooked industrial and innovative capabilities while reaffirming its human-centred ethos. The event allows it to unite 20 start-ups, accelerate technological transformation, and future-proof its mission of proximity and trust.
How many employees benefit from the innovations presented by La Poste?
The solutions exhibited at VivaTech 2026 are designed to improve working conditions for all 227,000 group employees, with a focus on health, safety, and reducing physical strain.