Overview
The Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Lab brings together UC Berkeley researchers in computer vision, machine learning, natural language processing, planning, control and robotics. It includes over 50 faculty and more than 300 graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus (reported, unconfirmed)
Commercial ties (reported, unconfirmed)
Data & sources
Press releases
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Stuart Russell Professor, UC Berkeleysecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for UC Berkeley BAIR.
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 →
Recent coverage
UC Berkeley BAIR in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (51)
Registry pages whose text names UC Berkeley BAIR.
Companies (7)
Kiwibot, Assistive Technology Development, SuitX (US Bionics), Axis Robotics, Lunar Outpost, Ambi Robotics, DeepScale (Tesla)
Robots and products (7)
Unitree G1, AmbiSort B-Series, Carver21, MAX Industrial Exoskeleton, UC Berkeley Robotics, XDOF Teleoperation Platform, BAIR Platform
People (33)
Jon Gruen, Jagannath Raju, Wang Yizhou (王益舟), Russ Angold, Nathan Harding, Anca Dragan, Gao Yang (高阳), Jonathan King, Rich Lyons, Stephen James, Tony Xu, Homayoon Kazerooni, Deepak Nath, Shail Giroux, Sergey Levine, Ken Goldberg, Jaime Fernández Fisac, Deepak Pathak, Chelsea Finn, Jur van den Berg, Kris Zacny, Xu Huazhe, Todd Roberts, Alan Cowen, and 9 more
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for UC Berkeley BAIR.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning UC Berkeley BAIR from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
DHS explains why ICE agents arrested UC Berkeley student at San Francisco airport
BERKELEY, Calif. (KRON) -- A University of California Berkeley student who interns for an artificial intelligence company was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)…
University Of Michigan, UC Berkeley, And Texas A&M Launch National AI Consortium For Transportation
The University of Michigan, University of California Berkeley, and Texas A&M University have launched the National AI Consortium for Transportation (NAICT), a collaborative…
UC Berkeley student detained by ICE at SFO
(KRON) -- A UC Berkeley student was detained at San Francisco International Airport on October 30, according to the Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership…
Bass erases lead as Los Angeles mayor's race tightens
A new poll shows the Los Angeles mayoral race is deadlocked with less than a week until Election Day. The UC Berkeley IGS/L.A. Times poll published Wednesday shows incumbent Mayor…
UC Berkeley and Prusa Open Up the World of Volumetric 3D Printing
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) has released OpenCAL, a DIY volumetric 3D printer developed in collaboration with Prusa Research and Formlabs. Formlabs…
UC Berkeley’s new Twitch studio gives student-athletes a place to build their audiences
UC Berkeley has opened a Twitch studio for student-athletes, with gaming, workouts, and campus streams aimed at expanding NIL opportunities.
Top 10 AI Startups to Watch in Berkeley, CA in 2026
UC Berkeley's AI-Powered Robot Teaches Itself to Drive Off-Road
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/uc-berkeley-bair.md
- RSS feed: /companies/uc-berkeley-bair/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b5f661c3-8c98-454d-871c-0090163dd2f8
- Revision history: /companies/uc-berkeley-bair/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
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
UC Berkeley BAIR draws attention at the 72nd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
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.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 7, 2026