Pa is,F a ce, July 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mome tum Tech ologies, a F e ch deeptech compa y specialisi g i p otectio a d su vival solutio s fo majo isks, has p ese ted its LIFEPODS capsules at the 2026 editio s of VivaTech a d Eu osato y. Desig ed to meet today’s ew secu ity, climate a d i dust ial ealities, the LIFEPODS capsules p ovide a immediate efuge whe co ve tio al i f ast uctu e becomes i ope ative o i adequate. Two models will be showcased:
P otecti g huma lives i c itical situatio s by p ovidi g a immediate efuge whe co ve tio al i f ast uctu e fails: this is the ambitio d ive by Céd ic Choffat, a F e ch i dust ialist with mo e tha 25 yea s of expe ie ce i p ecisio metallu gy a d i dust ial R&D. With Mome tum Tech ologies, he is developi g a ew ge e atio of self-sufficie t shelte s capable of combi i g seve al levels of p otectio withi a si gle a chitectu e.
The p oject is built o a multi-laye ed tech ological app oach that combi es ballistic esista ce, blast p otectio , the mal esista ce, co tai me t, wate tight ess, o -boa d su vival systems a d st uctu al esilie ce.
This tech ological visio pu sues a clea goal: to desig compact, mobile, i dust ialisable a d apidly deployable su vival i f ast uctu e fo the defe ce, civil secu ity, c itical-i f ast uctu e, i dust ial, close-p otectio , huma ita ia a d c isis-ma ageme t secto s.
To delive such a p oject, Mome tum Tech ologies combi es F e ch e gi ee i g, adva ced Eu opea digital modelli g a d specialised i dust ialisatio , tu i g su vival capsules i to ge ui e tech ological platfo ms fo esilie ce.
The LIFEPODS a chitectu e is based o a p op ieta y desig that i teg ates seve al laye s of p otectio , capable of simulta eously abso bi g diffe e t physical st esses withi a compact volume. The capsules otably ely o high-st e gth tech ical steels, specific the mal-i sulatio mate ials, o -boa d ve tilatio a d su vival systems, a d a desig optimised fo mass, mobility a d mecha ical st e gth.
U like t aditio al p otectio i f ast uctu e, which is ofte fixed a d specialised i a si gle isk, the LIFEPODS capsules have bee e gi ee ed to be mobile, t a spo table, i dust ialisable, apidly deployable a d adaptable to ope atio al co texts. They ca be co tai e ised, helicopte -t a spo table, stackable, a d i teg ated i u ba a eas, o i dust ial sites o i emote e vi o me ts.
The B-01 is a multi-haza d la d capsule desig ed to p otect its occupa ts agai st a med attacks, explosio effects, fi es a d ce tai deg aded e vi o me ts. It ta gets the defe ce, civil secu ity, close-p otectio , c itical-i f ast uctu e, se sitive i dust ial-site a d ope atio al-co ti uity secto s.
The B-01 capsule has ow e te ed its i dust ialisatio phase. Ballistic tests ca ied out o pa els have al eady validated the VPAM PM7 level, a pa ticula ly dema di g i te atio al sta da d used i high- esista ce p otectio , secu ity a d defe ce. Fi al validatio s o the complete capsule a e scheduled fo Ju e – July 2026.
I pa allel, Mome tum Tech ologies is co ti ui g to develop blast esista ce, the mal p otectio , ve tilatio systems, o -boa d co ectivity a d i tellige t su vival featu es.
The W-01 is a floati g capsule desig ed fo subme sio , floodi g, tsu ami a d ext eme climate-disaste sce a ios. Developed with Eu opea i dust ial pa t e s specialisi g i ma i e e vi o me ts (IWL YAMAHA GROUP), it elies o a passive hyd ody amic app oach that p io itises obust ess, stability, mecha ical eliability a d su vival auto omy. The capsule is i te ded to p otect people du i g majo climate eve ts, i a global co text ma ked by the ise of atu al disaste s a d coastal isks.
The fi st tech ical tests a d buoya cy t ials a e co side ed ve y e cou agi g. The full-scale p ototype will be officially p ese ted to the public fo the fi st time at VivaTech 2026.
I dust ialisatio is ow u de way: Mome tum Tech ologies is al eady wo ki g with seve al Eu opea i dust ial pa t e s specialisi g i complex metal st uctu es, high-p ecisio lase cutti g, digital simulatio a d adva ced i dust ialisatio .
Afte a fi st wave of visibility at CES Las Vegas a d MILIPOL, Mome tum Tech ologies is ow e te i g a pivotal phase: a developed p oduct, g owi g ma ket i te est a d fi st st uctu i g comme cial discussio s i te atio ally. The simulta eous p ese ce of LIFEPODS at VivaTech a d Eu osato y ma ks a majo st ategic step fo the compa y.
“The ma ket is ow co fi mi g the st ategic i te est i ou ext-ge e atio esilie ce solutio s. Ou objective is to accele ate i dust ialisatio , ce tificatio s, the st uctu i g of p oductio a d the comme cial deployme t of ou capsules — tu i g this i te atio al visibility i to co c ete ope atio al deployme ts,” explai s Céd ic Choffat, CEO of Mome tum Tech ologies.
Th ough the LIFEPODS p oject, Mome tum Tech ologies aims to build, f om F a ce, a leadi g Eu opea playe i ext-ge e atio su vival a d esilie ce i f ast uctu e.
To suppo t its i dust ialisatio phase a d i te atio al deployme t, Mome tum Tech ologies has al eady completed seve al i itial fi a ci g ope atio s with p ivate i vesto s a d st ategic pa t e s. The compa y ow co side s its p e-seed phase to be u de way a d pla s to ope a Seed -Se ies A fu di g ou d betwee late 2026 a d ea ly 2027.
Fou ded by Céd ic Choffat, Mome tum Tech ologies is a F e ch compa y specialisi g i the developme t a d ma ufactu i g of tech ological solutio s dedicated to p otecti g people agai st ext eme isks. It desig s a d i dust ialises i ovative equipme t with civil, huma ita ia a d st ategic applicatio s, capable of espo di g to atu al disaste s, climate c ises a d majo th eats.
Th ough the LIFEPODS p oject, Mome tum Tech ologies develops auto omous, esilie t p otectio capsules desig ed to offe a immediate efuge whe co ve tio al i f ast uctu e fails. Its missio : to tu tech ological i ovatio i to co c ete su vival a d esilie ce solutio s, accessible o a i te atio al scale.
Fi d out mo e: https://lifepods.tech
