Company

Brigham Young University

www.byu.edu

Private university with robotics research across the Ira A.

Track Brigham Young University

Founded: 1875
HQ: Provo, Utah, USA
Status: research

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Brigham Young University: 1 model, $6.0M raised.

Funding

$6.0M

Models

Overview

Private university with robotics research across the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering. Key labs: RAD Lab (soft/compliant Humanoid robots), MAGICC Lab (UAVs, autonomous navigation, est. 1999), Robotic Vision Lab (computer vision for robotics), and FROST Lab (underwater autonomous vehicles). NSF REU site for robotics starting 2026.

Verified record

Verified deployments: None on file
Active incidents: None on file

Key facts

Labs

RAD Lab, MAGICC Lab (est. 1999), Robotic Vision Lab (est. 2004), FROST Lab

Key robots

King Louie (inflatable humanoid, NASA-funded), Baloo (soft humanoid), Kestrel autopilot (→Procerus→Lockheed Martin), HoloOcean simulator, IVER3 AUV

Fundingsee investors →

NASA, NSF ($2M EFRI), DoD/AFRL, DoE ARPA-E, US Navy/NSWC, USDA, NIH

Spinout

Procerus Technologies (Kestrel autopilot) → acquired by Lockheed Martin 2012

Models (1)

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Current platform

BYU Research Robot

Brigham Young University RAD Lab robotics research for soft and compliant robots.

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Brigham Young University on the deployment map

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Current leadership (5)

Marc Killpack researcher
Randy Beard researcher
Tim McLain researcher
D.J. Lee researcher
Joshua Mangelson researcher

Safety record

No incidents on record for Brigham Young University.

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Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →

Brigham Young University on the data-center map

Every verified data center Brigham Young University operates that has a mapped coordinate (1 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.

Brigham Young University data centers (1)

Ira and Mary Lou Fulton Supercomputing LabProvo · operating

AI data centers Brigham Young University operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.

Recent coverage

Brigham Young University in third-party press

BYU engineers are accelerating the helpful robot revolution

Jan 1, 2025

BYU professors receive shared $2M NSF grant for soft robotics research

Mar 1, 2020

BYU engineering making more people-friendly robot

Mar 1, 2019

Financial state

Total funding: $6.0M
Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.

Funding rounds (3)

Funding by round

Brigham Young University’s 3 disclosed rounds, $6M in total, oldest to newest.

Funding$2M

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$2M(reported)
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$2M(reported)
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$2M(reported)

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Common questions

What is Brigham Young University?

What does Brigham Young University make?

Brigham Young University has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: BYU Research Robot (Brigham Young University builds physical robots).

Is Brigham Young University publicly traded?

Brigham Young University is not independently listed on public markets; it is part of Lockheed Martin 2012 on the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Brigham Young University?

Brigham Young University has no separately traded stock; it is owned by Lockheed Martin 2012 (the parent is the entity that trades, where it is public).

Where is Brigham Young University headquartered?

Brigham Young University is headquartered in Provo, Utah, USA.

How much funding has Brigham Young University raised?

Brigham Young University has raised approximately $6M in disclosed funding on record in the DEPLOY registry.

Who owns Brigham Young University?

Brigham Young University is owned by Lockheed Martin 2012, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where does Brigham Young University operate robots?

Brigham Young University is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Brigham Young University a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Brigham Young University ranks in roughly the top 70% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Brigham Young University founded?

Brigham Young University was founded in 1875.

Is Brigham Young University safe?

Brigham Young University has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Claimed (not independently verified)

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.