CategoryHumanoids
Overview
U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency that funded the DARPA Robotics Challenge, catalyzing Humanoid robot development.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Press releases
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company DARPA has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
DARPA on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Stephen Winchell Directorsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for DARPA.
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 →
Recent coverage
DARPA in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (42)
Registry pages whose text names DARPA.
Companies (20)
Silvus Technologies, PsiQuantum, University of Iowa, GITAI, Sandia National Laboratories Robotics, Oregon State Dynamic Robotics Lab, University of Miami, Leidos, Infleqtion, Skyfire AI, Momentus Space, FieldAI, Emesent, Northrop Grumman SpaceLogistics, University of South Florida, Brain Corp, LEO Flight, Medra, University of Central Florida, Colorado State University
Robots and products (6)
GITAI S2 Autonomous Arm, SEWBOT, Blue Water autonomous ship (Liberty Class), Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV), Sea Hunter (and Seahawk), Guardian XO
AI systems (1)
Partnerships
4 total · 4 operating
Every company DARPA has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 4 partnerships
open in the atlas →- darpa x nvidiawithNVIDIA132technology—operating
- darpa x awswithAWS30technology—operating
- DARPA x SRI InternationalwithSRI Internationaldevelopment—operating
- DARPA x Lockheed Martin (AI AIR Program)withLockheed Martindevelopment—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for DARPA.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning DARPA from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
DARPA tests autonomous vehicles that team up to find enemy targets
DARPA, a central research and development organization within the United States Department of War, put four autonomous unmanned ground vehicles through their first end-to-end test…
Space Nuclear Power Corporation Awarded DARPA Agreement for Ground Test of Autonomous Nuclear Reactor Controller
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — October 21, 2026 — Space Nuclear Power Corporation (SpaceNukes) announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded the…
Avidrone Pushes Heavy-Lift Drone Performance Toward the 4:1 Barrier
DARPA Lift Challenge winner achieves a 3.84:1 payload-to-weight ratio with a purpose-built 29-pound aircraft By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill A Canadian drone company has…
DARPA came close to finding a drone that can lift four times its own weight
In its recent Lift Challenge, DARPA came close to finding a drone that could lift four times its own weight.
Video Friday: Lift Happens
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events…
Video Friday: Drones Go Heavy in DARPA Lift Challenge
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events…
Why Pixel-Based Robot AI Is an Expensive Detour | Chao Cao, Sancho
Chao Cao is the co-founder and CEO of Sancho , which builds the intelligence layer that lets general-purpose robots connect the machines in advanced manufacturing. He led the…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/darpa.md
- RSS feed: /companies/darpa/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/c9c102ad-baf2-4c31-96f3-f691f0d2cc0e
- Revision history: /companies/darpa/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious58/100
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
DARPA draws attention at the 31st percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
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: Nov 7, 2026