Overview
Public research university in Chicago and the largest university in the Chicago area, formed in 1982 by consolidating the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and the University of Illinois at the Medical Center. UIC was the first location in Illinois to host autonomous sidewalk delivery robots: Starship Technologies launched a fleet of 25 Starship delivery robots on campus in fall 2021, growing to ~30 robots making roughly 100 deliveries per week by 2022. The campus pilot became the model for Chicago's citywide personal-delivery-device program approved by the City Council in September 2022.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Partnerships
Every company University of Illinois Chicago has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Marie Lynn Miranda Chancellorsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Illinois Chicago.
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University of Illinois Chicago on the data-center map
Every verified data center University of Illinois Chicago 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.
University of Illinois Chicago data centers (1)
AI data centers University of Illinois Chicago operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
University of Illinois Chicago in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Partnerships
2 total · 2 operating
Every company University of Illinois Chicago has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-09-07
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-07
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Methodology surface for University of Illinois Chicago.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning University of Illinois Chicago from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Robots could be the future of food delivery. And they don't ask for tips.
WBEZ reports on Starship's 20-robot fleet at UIC making ~100 deliveries per week, with plans to expand to 30 robots and a wider service area.
Food delivery robots to roam Chicago in pilot program
Chicago's citywide sidewalk delivery pilot is an expansion of the Starship program that originated on the UIC campus.
The Robots Are Coming. Chicago OKs Pilot Program of Food Delivery Via Machine
WTTW reports on Chicago City Council approving a sidewalk delivery robot pilot, an expansion of the UIC-Starship campus program.
Starship Technologies is bringing food delivery robots to four more US college campuses this year
Starship Technologies announced delivery service at UIC and three other campuses, with 25 robots and 11 merchants planned for UIC.
Starship Robots Launch Delivery Service at Multiple New College Campuses This Fall Semester
Starship Technologies announces UIC as one of four new campuses, with 25 robots and 11 on-campus merchants including Starbucks, Panda Express, and Freshii.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/university-of-illinois-chicago.md
- RSS feed: /companies/university-of-illinois-chicago/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b26753e4-4ab3-43af-bd80-2e904759d882
- Revision history: /companies/university-of-illinois-chicago/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
Not enough verified signal yet to place University of Illinois Chicago against peers. Reality and attention percentiles publish once the underlying record clears its data floor.
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 5, 2026