The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Case Western Reserve University: 2 models, $15.5M raised. 12 sources back the record.
Overview
Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, and a member of the Association of American Universities. Its Case School of Engineering hosts the Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab, the SaPHaRI Lab for human-robot interaction, and the Biorobotics Complex — collectively advancing biologically inspired robots (Whegs, worm-bots, crab-inspired crawlers), soft robotics, neuroprosthetics, and autonomous systems. CWRU spinouts include CrabLine Robotics and RoadPrintz.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Valuation of record
Company-claimedPriced roundSeed post-money
Key facts
President
Endowment
Students
Faculty
Director, Biologically Inspired Robotics
Co-Director, Biologically Inspired Robotics Lab
SaPHaRI Lab Director
Notable spinouts
NSF NeuroNex Grant
NSF PIRE Grant
DOE Grant (Daltorio)
Hero image candidate
Data & sources
Web sources
12
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Partnerships
Every company Case Western Reserve University has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1CrabLine Robotics LLC1× joint
Most recent
- CWRU x CrabLine Robotics2024-01-01with CrabLine Robotics LLCoperating
Case Western Reserve University on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Roger Quinn Director, Biologically Inspired Roboticssecondary-verified
- Kathryn Daltorio Associate Professor & Co-Director, Biologically Inspired Robotics Labsecondary-verified
- Hillel Chiel Professor of Biology, Neurosciences & Biomedical Engineeringsecondary-verified
- Alexis E. Block Assistant Professor & Director, SaPHaRI Labsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Case Western Reserve University.
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 →
Case Western Reserve University on the data-center map
Every verified data center Case Western Reserve 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.
Case Western Reserve University data centers (1)
AI data centers Case Western Reserve University operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
Case Western Reserve University 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
- Total funding
- $15.5M
- 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.
Partnerships
1 total · 1 operating
Every company Case Western Reserve University has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- CWRU x CrabLine Robotics2024-01-01with CrabLine Robotics LLCoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1CrabLine Robotics LLC1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- CWRU x CrabLine RoboticswithCrabLine Robotics LLCtechnology2024-01-01operating
Funding rounds (3)
Case Western Reserve University’s 3 disclosed rounds, $16M in total, oldest to newest.
- Seed2024-01-01
$2M(reported) · $8M post
Investors: U.S. Department of Energy (strategic)
- Other2020-08-17
$8M(reported) · $40M post
Investors: National Science Foundation (strategic)
- Strategic2017-09-21
$6M(reported) · $44M post
Investors: National Science Foundation (strategic)
Timeline
Every recorded move in Case Western Reserve University’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Funding roundSeed funding round
2024-01-01Seed raising $2000000
PartnershipCWRU x CrabLine Robotics
2024-01-01CWRU Technology Transfer Office and Veale Institute for Entrepreneurship supported the spinout of CrabLine Robotics LLC from Kathryn Daltorio's biologically inspired robotics lab. CrabLine commercializes crab-inspired underwater robots for inspection and ordnance retrieval.
Funding roundOther funding round
2020-08-17Other raising $8000000
Funding roundStrategic funding round
2017-09-21Strategic raising $5500000
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (12)
- https://engineering.case.edu/robotics-cwru
- https://engineering.case.edu/mechanical-and-aerospace-engineering/research/robotics-and-mechatronics
- https://highways.today/2025/04/14/robotics-case-western-reserve/ · 2025-04-14
- https://case.edu/news/taking-next-step-biorobotics · 2020-08-17
- https://case.edu/news/case-western-reserve-researcher-wins-55-million-federal-grant-develop-bioinspired-materials-and-systems · 2017-09-21
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Case_Western_Reserve_University
- https://engineering.case.edu/research/labs/biologically-inspired-robotics
- https://engineering.case.edu/research/institutes/integrated-robotics/Whegs
- https://engineering.case.edu/about/school-directory/roger-quinn
- https://engineering.case.edu/about/school-directory/kathryn-daltorio
- https://engineering.case.edu/about/school-directory/alexis-e-block
- https://www.wkyc.com/article/money/economy/mission-possible/crabline-robotics-innovative-crab-like-robots-ces-las-vegas-case-western-reserve-universitymission-possible/95-da0ede0d-978d-4be4-bc49-d22e6238b9a3
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Methodology: Verified · 12 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 11
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Case Western Reserve University.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 Case Western Reserve University from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Molten Salt Electrolysis Targets America’s Heavy Rare Earth Processing Gap A research team at Case Western Reserve University is preparing to use molten salt electrolysis to…
Robotics Research at Case Western Reserve is Inspiring a Smarter Future
Overview of CWRU robotics research including earthworm-inspired burrowing robots, crab-inspired underwater robots, human-robot interaction, and spinouts like CrabLine Robotics and…
CrabLine Robotics' innovative crab-like robots gain attention at CES
CWRU spinout CrabLine Robotics, based on Professor Kati Daltorio's crab-inspired robot research, showcased at CES and featured in Cleveland economic development coverage.
Robotics and Mechatronics at Case School of Engineering
Overview of CWRU's integrated robotics research: biologically inspired robots, soft robotics, neuroprosthetics, manufacturing, and human-robot interaction across multiple labs.
Taking the next step in biorobotics
CWRU roboticist Roger Quinn and neuroscientist Hillel Chiel lead million NSF NeuroNex Network project on neuromechanical systems for next-generation robots.
Case Western Reserve researcher wins .5 million federal grant to develop bioinspired materials and systems
NSF PIRE grant to develop bioinspired materials tested in worm-like robots for search-and-rescue, pipeline inspection, and medical applications.
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- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
Video
Watch and listen to Kiju Lee as she shows off and demonstrates the robots her lab has been working on, including OragamiBot, Philos, Sig-blocks, and InchBots.
Mechanical Engineering students from Case Western Reserve University turned Edgewater Beach into their laboratory today. They tested robots that move like crabs
CES in Las Vegas is where the latest technology makes a splash, including crab-like robots built in Cleveland, designed to work underwater. "People just stop
Heat Index
Category contender77/100
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
Case Western Reserve University draws attention at the 59th 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.
Signal flags
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 4, 2026