The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Pennsylvania: 1 model. 2 sources back the record.
Overview
Private Ivy League research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded 1740. Major robotics institution through the GRASP Laboratory (General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception). Pioneered micro aerial vehicles, swarm robotics, and RHex the cockroach-inspired running robot. Notable faculty include Vijay Kumar and Dan Lee.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Headquarters
Founded
Status
Type
Robotics Lab
GRASP Director
Notable Achievement
GRASP robotics research (primary Penn)
Robotics facilities (primary Penn)
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (1)
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Every company University of Pennsylvania has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
University of Pennsylvania on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (3)
- Mark Yim GRASP Lab DirectorSEC-verified
- Camillo J. Taylor GRASP Lab DirectorSEC-verified
- J. Larry Jameson Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Pennsylvania.
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 Pennsylvania on the data-center map
Every verified data center University of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania data centers (1)
AI data centers University of Pennsylvania operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
University of Pennsylvania in third-party press
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
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
2 total · 2 operating
Every company University of Pennsylvania 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
Added to the verified registry
Sources (2)
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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 Pennsylvania.Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning University of Pennsylvania from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
UPenn Turns Diamond Crosstalk Into a Four-Qubit Entangling Gate at Room Temperature
University of Pennsylvania researchers generated a four-qubit entangled state inside a diamond at room temperature in 14.8 microseconds – about ten times faster than the…
What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble
When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years, she faced a long…
Author Angela Duckworth says how we're 'Situated,' not our willpower, can impact our lives most
In her 2016 global bestseller “Grit,” University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth argued that passion and perseverance are the engines of achievement.
JONATHAN TURLEY: University of Pennsylvania professor calls for litmus test for all Democratic candidates
Michael Mann demands a court packing litmus test for all Democratic candidates, joining Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg in the push to reshape the court.
Why we should bring back the draft
University of Pennsylvania professor Jonathan Zimmerman argues that reinstating a military draft would encourage student activism against the ongoing war in Iran and ensure a more…
The end of marriage as we know it
Research from the University of Pennsylvania indicates that couples where the woman earns more are significantly more likely to separate, highlighting how shifting economic…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/university-of-pennsylvania.md
- RSS feed: /companies/university-of-pennsylvania/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/2592ff9f-dd9d-4c17-ba6f-463da3a030a4
- Revision history: /companies/university-of-pennsylvania/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Google21 models
- Roborock20 models
- ST Telemedia Global Data Centres11 models
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- Teraco Data Environments8 models
- AirTrunk7 models
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
University of Pennsylvania draws attention at the 64th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
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 5, 2026