The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Michigan Robotics: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
University of Michigan Robotics houses a world-renowned legged robotics program led by Professor Jessy Grizzle, who fundamentally transformed feedback control of agile bipedal locomotion. The lab works on Cassie, Digit, and exoskeleton control, and is part of the broader Michigan Robotics graduate program.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
HQ
Status
Type
Institution
Leadership
Focus
Robots
Program
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (1)
- Jessy Grizzle Directorsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Michigan Robotics.
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Recent coverage
University of Michigan Robotics in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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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)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for University of Michigan Robotics.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning University of Michigan Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/umich-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/umich-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/42c42dc2-a13b-42dc-9e78-6e66c711ba1f
- Revision history: /companies/umich-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
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
University of Michigan Robotics draws attention at the 4th 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.
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 8, 2026