A robot is first of all a sensor that walks. Camera, microphone, position, the habits of the home or the business that hosts it — every movement it observes becomes data, and that data goes somewhere. The question that matters is not “does the robot perform well”, it is “where does its data go, and who can tell me precisely what has been done with it”.
The manufacturer is not the problem — opacity is
That a Chinese, American or Korean robot collects data to improve itself is not in itself abnormal: that is how these machines learn. The problem is not where the manufacturer comes from, it is the absence of an independent third party able to say precisely which data leaves, for where, and for how long — the question any DPO responsible for a fleet of connected machines must be able to answer.
« Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 — the Data Act — gives the user of a connected product the right to access the data its use generates, and to have it transmitted to a third party of their choosing. »
What we do not cut off, and what we make possible
We never cut the flow to the manufacturer — it is impossible, and we do not promise it. We touch neither the hardware, nor the firmware, nor the network. What we add is a second branch: a copy of your data, hosted in France, readable and auditable — exactly the mechanism that temposystem.eu/data already operates for connected products.
Why a European AI rather than the manufacturer's
An AI embedded by the manufacturer serves the manufacturer's interests first — that is obvious, not an accusation. An independent governance layer, written down and auditable, serves another interest: yours, or that of the European law protecting you. This is not a matter of technological patriotism, it is a matter of who answers when something goes wrong.
A question about your data, European law, or how we work with you?
This is not MANA — it is the TEMPOsystem assistant, which knows only the Data Act, the GDPR, and our method. It points the way; it never replaces legal advice on your specific situation.