David Hériban received the master's degree in mechanical engineering from ENSMM (Micro Mechanical Engineering School) and the master's degree in micromechatronics and microrobotics from the University of Franche Comté. He is the founder and CEO of Percipio Robotics, a five years old French company specialized in micro robotic system design and production for industrial applications. He worked for four years in FEMTO-ST Engineering Science Institute, to design and build a micromanipulation robotic system to handle 10 to 100 μ m sized objects. Then he has been trained in business development during two years to finally create the technological startup Percipio Robotics in 2011.