The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Massachusetts Institute of Technology: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a leading research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and Robotics Lab are major contributors to physical AI, autonomous systems, and robotics research. MIT spinouts include numerous robotics and AI companies.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Type
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Key labs
Spinouts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Massachusetts Institute of Technology has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Pegatron Corporation1× joint
- 2ROBOTIS Co.1× joint
- 3Toyota Research Institute1× joint
Most recent
- with Pegatron Corporationjust announced
- MIT x ROBOTIS (Physical AI Development)2024-11-19with ROBOTIS Co.just announced
- MIT x Toyota (AI Research Collaboration)2015-09-04with Toyota Research Instituteoperating
Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Lex Fridman MIT Research Scientist; Podcast Hostsecondary-verified
Former / Previously (3)
- Pulkit Agrawal Associate Professor, Improbable AI Labsecondary-verified
- Michael Chen Researcher, Controls and Robotics2021 to 2024secondary-verified
- Tahmid Jamal Student, AI & Aerospace2020 to 2024secondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
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Recent coverage
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Partnerships
3 total · 1 operating · 2 just announced
Every company Massachusetts Institute of Technology has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Pegatron Corporationjust announced
- MIT x ROBOTIS (Physical AI Development)2024-11-19with ROBOTIS Co.just announced
- MIT x Toyota (AI Research Collaboration)2015-09-04with Toyota Research Instituteoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Pegatron Corporation1× joint
- 2ROBOTIS Co.1× joint
- 3Toyota Research Institute1× joint
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- MIT x ROBOTIS (Physical AI Development)withROBOTIS Co.development2024-11-19just announced
- MIT x Toyota (AI Research Collaboration)withToyota Research Institutedevelopment2015-09-04operating
- MIT CSAIL x Pegatron (Physically Intelligent Robots)withPegatron Corporationdevelopment2025-10-01announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipMIT CSAIL x Pegatron (Physically Intelligent Robots)
2025-10-01MIT CSAIL and Pegatron announced a landmark five-year research partnership (2026-2031) to develop physically intelligent robots with advanced manipulation, tactile sensing, and AI-driven control. The collaboration combines CSAIL's robotics research with Pegatron's manufacturing expertise.
PartnershipMIT x ROBOTIS (Physical AI Development)
2024-11-19ROBOTIS Co. announced a collaboration with MIT to develop Physical AI, combining advanced robotic hardware with embodied intelligence. The partnership aims to create machines that can safely interact with humans and delicate materials.
PartnershipMIT x Toyota (AI Research Collaboration)
2015-09-04Toyota established collaborative research centers with MIT and Stanford, investing 0 million over five years to accelerate AI research. The MIT-CSAIL collaboration focuses on autonomous driving and machine-assisted cognition, with insights shaping Toyota's driver assistance systems.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
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Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Massachusetts Institute of Technology from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/mit.md
- RSS feed: /companies/mit/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/3dd42bf6-37c7-4d75-9197-c3947376b37b
- Revision history: /companies/mit/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Video
Heat Index
Serious56/100
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology draws attention at the 99th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Broad public reach with 1.1M video views. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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.
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Last computed: Sep 10, 2026