The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Southern California: 1 model.
Overview
Private research university in Los Angeles, California, founded 1880. Major robotics institution with the Usc interaction lab, USC Robotics Research Lab, and Institute for Creative Technologies. Pioneered socially assistive robotics, robot learning by demonstration, and autonomous navigation. Home to Maja Matarić's socially assistive robotics program.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Models (1)
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Every company University of Southern California has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
University of Southern California on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Beong-Soo Kim Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Southern California.
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 Southern California on the data-center map
Every verified data center University of Southern California 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 Southern California data centers (1)
AI data centers University of Southern California operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
University of Southern California 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 Southern California has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 20, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Common questions
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Methodology: Claimed (not independently verified) · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for University of Southern California.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning University of Southern California from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
USC Team 3D Prints Custom MRI Sensors for Infants in Under 10 Minutes
University of Southern California (USC) researchers have developed flexible, 3D printed MRI sensors that can be custom-made for individual infants and children in under 10 minutes…
University of Southern California overview
USC is a private research university in Los Angeles, founded in 1880, known for robotics and AI research.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/university-of-southern-california.md
- RSS feed: /companies/university-of-southern-california/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e8488ff3-32ee-4d1a-952d-c27cf2709bd7
- Revision history: /companies/university-of-southern-california/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
University of Southern California draws attention at the 30th 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