Founded in 1981, LURPA - Automated Production Research Laboratory - is one of the 13th laboratories of ENS Cachan, centenarian institution. With the LMT and the SATIE, LURPA has a strong emphasis on scientific, engineering, and technological research.

LURPA is composed by 17 researchers (from 4 different institutions in or around Paris : ENS Cachan, Université Paris-Sud, University of Paris 13 and Supmeca), 24 PhD students, 1 Postdoctoral research assistant and 3 adminitrative staff.

Since 2004, LURPA has a cotutelle program with the Université Paris Sud.