# Data Center Watch: robot AI company

Canonical ID: `c4a2d663-7500-40f0-a197-5de77a0d200e`

## Key facts

- **Blocked projects (reported, Sep 2026):** At least 45 US projects worth nearly $68B were blocked or delayed in Q2 2026, after 75 worth about $130B in Q1: about 120 and $198B in H1.
- **Q2 share:** More than half of the new large-scale projects it tracked in Q2; Q1 was the largest single-quarter concentration on its record.
- **Opposition groups (reported, Sep 2026):** 843 local opposition groups across 49 states, up from 396 at end-2025; about 30 statehouses introduced or adopted siting, cost or resource measures.
- **Gallup poll (survey, Mar 2026):** 71% of US adults oppose an AI data center in their area (48% strongly), versus 27% in favor; more than the 53% opposing a local nuclear plant.
- **NPR/PBS/Marist poll (survey, Sep 2026):** 65% of registered voters oppose data center construction in their community (43% strongly); 58% expect a mostly negative effect.

- **Slug:** data-center-watch
- **Status:** private

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Data Center Watch?

Research project that tracks local opposition to US data center projects, publishing quarterly counts of blocked or delayed projects and opposition groups.

### What does Data Center Watch make?

Data Center Watch has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Data Center Watch builds robot foundation models or autonomy software.

### Is Data Center Watch publicly traded?

No. Data Center Watch is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Data Center Watch?

Data Center Watch is a private company; its shares are not available on public markets, so retail investors cannot buy the stock today.

### Who owns Data Center Watch?

Data Center Watch is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

### Is Data Center Watch a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Data Center Watch ranks in roughly the top 99% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (5)

1. https://www.bisnow.com/news/national/data-center-community-relations/community-backlash-upends-billions-of-dollars-in-new-data-center-projects · 2026-09-21
2. https://www.trendingtopics.eu/us-data-center-opposition-q2-2026/ · 2026-09-24
3. https://news.gallup.com/poll/709772/americans-oppose-data-centers-area.aspx · 2026-05-13
4. https://x.com/i/trending/2107142357741457656 · 2026-10-05
5. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/voters-dont-like-data-centers-they-really-dont-like-them-close-to-home · 2026-09-23

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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