A highlight of the event, the GI Awards recognize the most outstanding industrial innovations. In 2026, 21 innovations were shortlisted from around one hundred applications. Following the Grand Oral held on Tuesday, March 3rd, the jury — composed of industry professionals and journalists — selected four industrial solutions across four categories: Responsible Industry, Digital Innovation, Industrial Performance & Efficiency, and Technological Transformation. A special “ Startup” Award, dedicated to an industrial startup, and the Jury’s Favourite Award were also presented The awards ceremony will take place on Wednesday, April 1st, 2026, on the exhibition’s Grande Scène.
Innovation Trends from the GI Awards 2026
Democratizing access to advanced industrial technologies to enhance business competitiveness. Several innovations are making tools that were once complex or costly accessible to a wider range of industrial companies. Forx offers an autonomous mobile robot capable of detecting pallets using artificial intelligence, deployable without specific infrastructure and offered through a rental model. Fuzzy Logic Robotics, with WeldMate, simplifies welding automation through a no-code interface operated from a tablet, enabling operators to program a robot in just a few minutes. Meanwhile, Misutech enables manufacturers to anticipate machining defects through digital simulation, securing production decisions and reducing scrap.
Putting people, safety and working conditions at the heart of industrial transformation. The awarded innovations also aim to make industrial environments safer and more ergonomic. Safehear improves communication in noisy environments with a system capable of filtering background noise while clearly transmitting the human voice. Labadis facilitates the handling of heavy parts with a compact lifting system that reduces physical strain and improves workstation ergonomics. Finally, Seabery’s augmented reality paint simulator enables operators to train more efficiently while reducing the risks and costs associated with learning.
Through these innovations, the winners embody an industry that combines technology, performance and
progress for the women and men who drive it forward.
| Category — Digital Innovation | FORX |
| Innovation: FORX FX 1 An AMR equipped with AI-powered pallet detection, requiring no infrastructure and offered through a rental model to make logistics automation accessible to all industries. Creation / World Premiere |
 Easymov robotics forx amr autonome avec detection intelligente de palettes par ia (Source: Global Industrie) |
| Contact: Antoine COHIGNAC / T. +33 (0)6 29 24 15 72 ac@forx.rent https://www.forx.rent Company based in Meaux, France Stand : 5B102 |
| Category — Responsible Industry | SAFEHEAR |
| Innovation: Louis LOUIS enables communication between industrial operators in noisy environments, improving both safety and efficiency. It is based on patented audio and radio technologies. The associated Bluetooth communication headset allows ambient sound adjustment, instant calls and continuous communication in noisy environments (innovative hearing protection device: 32 dB noise reduction, IP54 rating). Creation / World Premiere |
 safehear louis bluetooth (Source: Global Industrie) |
| Contact: Héléna JEROME / T. +33 (0)6 66 49 41 25 helena@safehear.fr https://www.safehear.fr Company based in Lyon, France Stand : 5F90 |
| Category — Industrial Performance & Efficiency | LABADIS |
| Innovation: Compact Lift This compact lifting system supplies parts in an ergonomic and productive manner while requiring minimal space. One lifting solution adaptable to all configurations. Creation / World Premiere |
 labadis physical flow organisation elevateur compact labadis un seul elevateur pour all configurations brevet (Source: Global Industrie) |
| Contact: Timothée PRELY / T.+33 (0)6 46 30 37 09 timothee.prely@labadis.com
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| Category — Technological Transformation | SEABERY |
| Innovation: Seabery Spray Painting A cutting-edge spray-painting simulator optimized through augmented reality. With this innovation, Seabery aims to train future painting experts for real-world painting applications. Creation / World Premiere |
 seabery simulateur de peinture au pistolet seabery (Source: Global Industrie) |
| Contact: Jorge CARRASCO / T.+34 6 48 27 64 08 jco@seaberyat.com
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| Special Award — “ Startup” | MISUTECH |
| Innovation: MISULAB MISULAB is the first digital twin dedicated to machining, designed to increase productivity and ensure the reliability of safety-critical mechanical components for strategic industries. Creation / World Premiere |
 misutech misulab (Source: Global Industrie) |
| Contact: Joël RECH / T.+33 (0)7 75 73 87 21 joel.rech@misutech.fr https://www.misulab.fr Company based in Saint-Étienne, France Stand : 5P149-S9 |
| Jury’s Special Award | FUZZY LOGIC |
| Innovation: WELDMATE WeldMate democratizes robotic welding: a plug-and-weld nocode cell operated via an application, featuring 3D vision and AI to learn weld seams and perform welding without integration. Launch date: May 2025 |
 WeldMate Full black@fuzzy logic (Source: Global Industrie) |
| Contact: Christophe ÉBEMBÉ / T.+33 (0)7 45 11 15 85 christophe.ebembe@flr.io https://lfr.io/fr-fr Company based in Paris, France Stand : 6J124 |
