Overview
The University of Michigan is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817, it is one of the oldest public universities in the United States and a member of the Association of American Universities.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Axis classification
Robotics research scope
Physical robotics facilities
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Partnerships
Every company University of Michigan has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Domenico Grasso Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Michigan.
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 →
University of Michigan on the data-center map
Every verified data center University of Michigan operates that has a mapped coordinate (3 total). Filled circles are Tier-2 facilities and Tier-1 campuses under this operator; click any pin to open its record.
University of Michigan data centers (3)
- University of Michigan Advanced Research Computing Data CenterAnn Arbor · operating
- University of Michigan Great Lakes Cluster (ARC)Ann Arbor · operating
- U-M Modular Data Center (Great Lakes / Lighthouse)Ann Arbor · 1 MW
AI data centers University of Michigan operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
University of Michigan in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company University of Michigan has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- university-of-michigan x GooglewithGoogledevelopment—operating
- technology—operating
- technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 19, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-29
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-29
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for University of Michigan.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning University of Michigan from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
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New University of Michigan grading plan halted after backlash
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Consumer confidence dips in September amid inflation concerns
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SuperCritical, University of Michigan team up on offshore uranium recovery
Researchers will test whether SuperCritical’s patented uranium adsorbent technology withstand industrial-scale deployment.
Notice of Inventory Completion: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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How ‘cornflakes’ can help decode ancient writing
Margherita Bassi, writing for Popular Science, reports on the small papyrus scraps that papyrologists call cornflakes. Each one holds a partial piece of an ancient text. This…
El Niño Leads To More Global Heating While More Global Heating Leads To Stronger El Nino — Study
Talk about a vicious circle. A team of climate scientists lead by Judith Cole at the University of Michigan has published new research in the journal Science this week. Here’s…
Rethinking Calculus for Future Engineers - insidehighered.com
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10 Innovative Robotic Fabrication Projects in Architecture - Parametric Architecture
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News - GVSC fosters next-generation robotics innovators at 33rd annual IGVC - DVIDS
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The Technology Behind Self-Driving Cars, Explained - Forbes
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/university-of-michigan.md
- RSS feed: /companies/university-of-michigan/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7c421a0b-9145-4d79-9eeb-f9abd1c07c23
- Revision history: /companies/university-of-michigan/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious56/100
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 Michigan 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.
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: Oct 4, 2026