The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies North Dakota State University: 1 model.
Overview
Public research university in Fargo, North Dakota, founded 1890. Robotics research through the NDSU Robotics Lab and AgTech Lab focuses on agricultural robotics, UAS for farming, and autonomous equipment.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Headquarters
Founded
Status
Type
Robotics Program
Distinguished Faculty
Models (1)
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Every company North Dakota State University has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Bobcat1× joint
- 2Microsoft1× joint
Most recent
North Dakota State University on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Chad Ulven University Distinguished ProfessorSEC-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for North Dakota State 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 →
North Dakota State University on the data-center map
Every verified data center North Dakota State 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.
North Dakota State University data centers (1)
AI data centers North Dakota State University operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
North Dakota State University in third-party press
NSF-backed AgTech Engine aims to make ND agricultural innovation hub (Media Share) - Coalition of Large Tribes
AgTech Engine aims to make North Dakota agricultural innovation hub - InForum
Minnkota Current: Finding real humanity in artificial intelligence - College of Engineering & Mines - University of North Dakota (UND)
Financial state
- 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
2 total · 2 operating
Every company North Dakota State University has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Bobcat1× joint
- 2Microsoft1× joint
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- north-dakota-state-university x BobcatwithBobcatdevelopment—operating
- north-dakota-state-university x MicrosoftwithMicrosofttechnology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Common questions
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-24
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-24
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for North Dakota State University.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning North Dakota State University from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
NSF-backed AgTech Engine aims to make ND agricultural innovation hub (Media Share) - Coalition of Large Tribes
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AgTech Engine aims to make North Dakota agricultural innovation hub - InForum
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Minnkota Current: Finding real humanity in artificial intelligence - College of Engineering & Mines - University of North Dakota (UND)
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Becker Robotics celebrated at School Board meeting - Patriot News MN
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VIDEO: Glufosinate resistant waterhemp found in U.S. - The Western Producer
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Hogervorst to control weeds in tulips with Kilter robot - Future Farming
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AgriCruiser: low-cost, reconfigurable robot offers unique over-the-row design for weed control - Future Farming
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North Dakota’s Grand Farm earns another $7 million in state funding - North Dakota Monitor
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Cardinal Space Mining hosts CoSMiC, an alternative lunabotics competition - Iowa State University
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Weed Be Gone: NDSU engineering students invent robot to work fields - InForum
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NDSU’s AI robot revolutionizes North Dakota agriculture - KFYR-TV
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Automation and robotic solutions - Grand Forks Herald
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/north-dakota-state-university.md
- RSS feed: /companies/north-dakota-state-university/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/10bbb9b8-4dd3-4f6c-bc4f-a40ba4e721c1
- Revision history: /companies/north-dakota-state-university/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Heat Index
Serious54/100
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
North Dakota State University draws attention at the 39th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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