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University of Kentucky

www.uky.edu

Public land-grant research university in Lexington, KY.

Track University of Kentucky
Founded
1865
HQ
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Status
research

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As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Kentucky: 1 model.

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Overview

Public land-grant research university in Lexington, KY. Robotics research spans the Intelligent Robotic Arms (IRA) Lab, Center for Robotics & Manufacturing Systems (CRMS), and Unmanned Systems Research Consortium. Key areas: human-robot shared control, robotic welding, drone fleet coordination, and autonomous systems.

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Key facts

Headquarters

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Founded

1865

Status

research

Type

hardware

Robotics Lab

Intelligent Robotic Arms (IRA) Lab (Dir: Prof. Biyun Xie) — kinematically redundant robots, fault-tolerant robots, motion planning, human-robot interaction

Robotics Center

Center for Robotics & Manufacturing Systems (CRMS), established 1986 — manufacturing research, robotic welding, applied machine vision

Drone/UAV Research

Unmanned Systems Research Consortium (USRC) (Dir: Prof. Suzanne Smith) — FAA nationwide CoA for drone research; NSF CLOUDMAP atmospheric science program

Notable Faculty

Biyun Xie (HRI, telemanipulation, NSF CAREER 2025), Yang Xiao (drone fleet security, RESONET, NSF CAREER 2026), YuMing Zhang (robotic welding, IEEE Fellow, Boyd Professor), Suzanne Smith (UAS, structural dynamics), Jesse Hoagg (control systems, autonomous drones)

Research Focus

Human-robot shared control, robotic telemanipulation, drone fleet coordination, robotic welding, unmanned aerial systems, manufacturing automation, cyber-physical security

NSF CAREER Awards

Biyun Xie (2024, Award #2441654) — human-robot shared control; Yang Xiao (2024, Award #2442382, $534,264) — RESONET drone/vehicle coordination

Industry Partnership

Starship Technologies — campus robot food delivery fleet (30 autonomous robots)

FAA Authorization

Among first universities to receive FAA blanket Certificate of Authorization for nationwide drone research (UAS under 55 lbs, up to 400 ft)

Partnerships

Every company University of Kentucky has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.

1 total1 just announced

Most-frequent partners

  1. 1Starship Technologies1× joint8 total

Most recent

  1. University of Kentucky x Starship Technologies2021-08-24
    with Starship Technologiesjust announced

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Relationships

SStarship TechnologiesCo-developer

Current leadership (5)

Safety record

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Recent coverage

University of Kentucky in third-party press

University of Kentucky Researcher Wins NSF Award for Drone Fleet Safety Research

Mar 27, 2026

UK researcher develops safety system to help self-driving vehicles and drones work together

Mar 26, 2026

NSF CAREER Award fuels UK researcher's breakthroughs in robotics

Oct 6, 2025