The robotics laboratory at Polytechnique Montréal belongs to the mechanical engineering department. It was created in 2006 upon the arrival of Prof. Lionel Birglen and deals with all the aspects of robotics ranging from mechanical design to control. The laboratory was established with a Leaders Opportunity Fund granted by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation (CFI). The main research initiatives are focused on adaptive and compliant mechanical systems with a special emphasis on grasping and manipulation. Several high-level machines are available for this task including workstations, electronic prototyping apparatus, real-time controller, several actuators, force sensors, industrial and collaborative robotic arms, and mobile robots with vision capability.