The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies California Institute of Technology: 1 model.
Overview
Private research university in Pasadena, California, founded 1891. Robotics research through the Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) and JPL partnership spans aerial robotics, swarm robotics, and bio-inspired locomotion. Operates drone arenas and wind tunnels for autonomous system testing.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Headquarters
Founded
Status
Type
Robotics Center
CAST Director
Research Focus
Models (1)
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Current leadership (3)
- Aaron Ames Bren Professor & CAST DirectorSEC-verified
- Soon-Jo Chung ProfessorSEC-verified
- Ray Jayawardhana Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for California Institute of Technology.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
California Institute of Technology on the data-center map
Every verified data center California Institute of Technology 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.
California Institute of Technology data centers (1)
AI data centers California Institute of Technology operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
California Institute of Technology in third-party press
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Financial state
- 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.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Common questions
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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.
Methodology surface for California Institute of Technology.Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning California Institute of Technology from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/california-institute-of-technology.md
- RSS feed: /companies/california-institute-of-technology/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c1c825ea-d905-457c-8c64-26547adbe358
- Revision history: /companies/california-institute-of-technology/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
California Institute of Technology draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 5, 2026