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Mississippi State University

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Mississippi State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Starkville, Mississippi, with significant robotics and autonomous systems…

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Founded
1878
HQ
Starkville, Mississippi, USA
Status
research

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As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Mississippi State University: 1 model.

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Overview

Mississippi State University (MSU) is a public land-grant research university in Starkville, Mississippi, with significant robotics and autonomous systems research across multiple departments. Key robotics initiatives include the Agricultural Autonomy Institute (AAI), Raspet Flight Research Laboratory (UAS/drone research), STaRS Lab (social/therapeutic robotics), RAPTOR Lab (construction robotics), and the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems. MSU leads the FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (ASSURE) and hosts the DHS Common UAS Demonstration Range.

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Key facts

Headquarters

Starkville, Mississippi, USA

Founded

1878

Status

research

Type

hardware

Agricultural Autonomy Institute

Nation's first ag autonomy institute (est. June 2023, Hearin Foundation). Vision: Mississippi as 'Silicon Valley of Agricultural Autonomy'

Raspet Flight Research Lab

65+ year heritage. Leads FAA Center of Excellence for UAS (ASSURE), hosts DHS Common UAS Demonstration Range, 8,000+ sq mi civilian airspace

STaRS Lab

Director Cindy Bethel — HRI, therapeutic robotics (TheraBot for trauma victims), law enforcement/first responder robots

RAPTOR Lab

Director Jingdao Chen — construction robotics, disaster relief, Scan-to-BIM digital twins, 3D point cloud perception

CAVS

Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems — autonomous vehicle research

Key Faculty

Cindy Bethel (STaRS/HRI), Jingdao Chen (RAPTOR/construction), Xin Zhang (ag robotics)

Notable Projects

Robotic blackberry picker, SKIRON-X beyond-line-of-sight UAS, TheraBot therapeutic robot

Partnerships

Every company Mississippi State University has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

1 total1 operating

Most-frequent partners

  1. 1NVIDIA1× joint1114 total

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Relationships

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Current leadership (4)

  • J. Alex Thomasson Professor & Director, Agricultural Autonomy Institutesecondary-verified
  • Dong Chen Assistant Professor, Agricultural & Biological Engineeringsecondary-verified
  • Cindy L. Bethel Billie J. Ball Endowed Professor in Engineering & Director, STaRS Labsecondary-verified
  • Jingdao Chen Associate Professor & Director, RAPTOR Labsecondary-verified

Safety record

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Mississippi State University data centers (1)

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Recent coverage

Mississippi State University in third-party press

OSU Team Adds In-Situ Sensing to Multi-Head Composite 3D Printing Platform

Sep 30, 2026

Mississippi leads in robotic technology - The Natchez Democrat

Jul 17, 2026

Here Come The Robots: Robotic Weed-Pullers, Sprayers, Cattle Herders Coming Our Way - Cowboy State Daily

Jul 11, 2026

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