Company

Northwestern Center for Robotics

Kevin Lynch's robotics group known for foundational robotics textbooks and research in manipulation, force control, and education.

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HQ: Evanston, IL, USA
Status: private

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Regional ecosystem

Northwestern Center for Robotics is one of 39 verified robotics companies in Illinois →

Key facts

Headquarters

Evanston, IL, USA

Status

private

Type

hardware

Data & sources

Web sources

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Partnerships

Every company Northwestern Center for Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

1 total1 operating

Most-frequent partners

1NSF1× joint

Most recent

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Relationships

NNSFTechnology partner

Current leadership (1)

Kevin Lynch Directorsecondary-verified

Safety record

No incidents on record for Northwestern Center for Robotics.

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Recent coverage

Northwestern Center for Robotics in third-party press

Robotic exoskeleton could redefine how stroke survivors relearn to walk - Northwestern Now News

Jun 17, 2026

Research Focuses on Developing Versatile Robotic Hand - Assembly Magazine

Oct 29, 2024

NSF awards Northwestern with $26M for dexterous hand research - The Robot Report

Aug 23, 2024

Financial state

Reporting basis: aggregator_estimate
Lifecycle stage: early
Counterparty risk class: unknown

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Partnerships

1 total · 1 operating

Every company Northwestern Center for Robotics has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

Most recent

Most-frequent partners

1NSF1× joint

All 1 partnerships

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Recent activity

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Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Sources (1)

https://humanoidindex.org/research/northwestern-robotics

Common questions

What is Northwestern Center for Robotics?

Kevin Lynch's robotics group known for foundational robotics textbooks and research in manipulation, force control, and education.

What does Northwestern Center for Robotics make?

Northwestern Center for Robotics has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Northwestern Center for Robotics builds physical robots.

Is Northwestern Center for Robotics publicly traded?

No. Northwestern Center for Robotics is privately held and not publicly traded, per the DEPLOY registry.

How can I invest in Northwestern Center for Robotics?

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

Where is Northwestern Center for Robotics headquartered?

Northwestern Center for Robotics is headquartered in Evanston, IL, USA.

Who owns Northwestern Center for Robotics?

Northwestern Center for Robotics is privately held; ownership sits with its founders and private investors.

Is Northwestern Center for Robotics a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Northwestern Center for Robotics ranks in roughly the top 60% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is Northwestern Center for Robotics safe?

Northwestern Center for Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-21

Sources by quality tier

1: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Northwestern Center for Robotics

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Data & sources

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Northwestern Center for Robotics on the deployment map

Relationships

Current leadership (1)

Safety record

Recent coverage

Financial state

Partnerships

All 1 partnerships

Recent activity

Sources (1)

Common questions

In the press

Robotic exoskeleton could redefine how stroke survivors relearn to walk - Northwestern Now News

Research Focuses on Developing Versatile Robotic Hand - Assembly Magazine

NSF awards Northwestern with $26M for dexterous hand research - The Robot Report

New Center to Improve Robot Dexterity Selected to Receive up to $52 Million - Northwestern University

New center to improve robot dexterity selected to receive up to $52 million - Northwestern Now News

The Future of Human-Robot Interaction Is Mobile - Northwestern University

Inspired Touch | Magazine - Northwestern University

Swarming robots avoid collisions, traffic jams - Northwestern Now News

Center for Robotics and Biosystems at Northwestern works on human-robot collaboration - The Robot Report

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