About CRVI

MISSION

Give businesses a competitive edge by leveraging applied artificial intelligence in robotics and computer vision

VISION

Be the authority on developing innovative technology for businesses

VALUES

Passion – Innovation – Inclusion – Collaboration

Conseil d'administration

Marie-Josée Morency ASC, Lt. Col. (H)
Chair
  • CEO Chambre de commerce et d’industrie du Grand Lévis
Reynald Auger
Vice-Chair
  • Business representative
  • Lawyer and partner at Langlois Lawyers
Sylvain Racine
Secretary-Treasurer
  • Economic development organization representative
  • Manager, Desjardins Business Lévis-Lotbinière-Bellechasse
Philippe Aubé
  • Director general, Cégep de Lévis
Alain Aubut
  • Corporate Director
  • President of Initiative Québec prêt d’honneur
François-Brillant
François Brillant
  • Teacher, Cégep de Lévis
Isabelle Dionne
  • Deputy Director of Studies at Cégep de Lévis
Martin Gervais
  • Business representative
  • Sales specialist, process automation, Siemens-Canada
Marcel Poulin
  • Business representative
  • Vice-President, Public Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Davie
Lynda Robitaille
  • University and/or research organization representative
  • Administrative director, partnerships and development. Institut intelligence et données (IID), Université Laval

1983

At the Quebec City Economic Summit, the government launches the creation of the first specialised centres to stimulate innovation and make CEGEPs the driving force behind regional development.

1984

The Specialised Robotics Centre is created at Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon. Its mission: to support economic recovery through the integration of robotic technologies.

1989

The specialised centres join forces to ensure their sustainability and strengthen collaboration by forming the Regroupement des centres spécialisés du Québec (Quebec Specialised Centres Group).

1994

The specialised centres group officially becomes the Réseau des centres collégiaux de transfert technologique (CCTT) (College Technology Transfer Network), marking a new stage in technology transfer in Quebec.

1995

The CCTT at Cégep de Lévis-Lauzon is restructured and becomes the Centre de Robotique industrielle inc. (CRI), with its own resources, equipment and laboratories.

2006

Expansion of expertise: integration of digital vision and the first artificial intelligence applications. The centre adopts its current name: Centre de robotique et de vision industrielles inc. (CRVI).

2018

Deployment of advanced AI technologies, including deep learning, for industrial applications.

2019

Réseau Trans-tech, the network of College Centres for Technology Transfer (CCTT), unveils its new identity, Synchronex: the CCTT Network (link to the Synchronex website).

2021

Addition of collaborative, mobile and advanced robotics to meet the needs of businesses for flexible automation.

2023

Opening of a laboratory dedicated to collaborative, mobile and advanced robotics, offering a unique environment for testing and validating solutions.

2025

Official recognition as a Technology Access Centre (TAC) by NSERC, confirming our strategic role in Canada’s innovation ecosystem.