The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Washington: 1 model.
Overview
Public research university in Seattle, Washington, founded 1861. Robotics research through the UW Robotics Lab and Allen Institute for AI spans manipulation, robot learning, and surgical robotics. Notable for bimanual manipulation, haptic interfaces, and robot-assisted surgery. Spinouts include BluHaptics (now Picnic).
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Headquarters
Founded
Status
Type
Robotics Lab
RSE-Lab Head
Personal Robotics Lab
Embodied AI Lab
Models (1)
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Every company University of Washington has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
University of Washington on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Robert J. Jones Presidentsecondary-verified
- Dieter Fox ProfessorSEC-verified
- Siddhartha Srinivasa ProfessorSEC-verified
- Abhishek Gupta Assistant ProfessorSEC-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Washington.
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 Washington on the data-center map
Every verified data center University of Washington 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 Washington data centers (1)
- University of Washington Hyak (klone)Seattle · operating
AI data centers University of Washington operates or is a party to, from the DEPLOY data center registry.
Recent coverage
University of Washington 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 Washington 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 2026-08-24
Verification posture
Claimed (not independently verified)
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-24
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for University of Washington.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 Washington from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
University Of Washington Opens GIX Location On Microsoft Campus With $42 Million Contribution
The University of Washington and Microsoft have expanded their longstanding partnership with the opening of UW's first permanent full-time location on Microsoft's Redmond campus.…
UW moves Global Innovation Exchange program to Microsoft’s campus in rent-free deal
The University of Washington and Microsoft celebrated the official opening of the Global Innovation Exchange’s new permanent home on the tech giant's campus. Supported by a $42…
UW starts construction on $231.1M chemistry hub set to open in 2029
The University of Washington broke ground on a $231.1 million Chemical Sciences Building set to open in 2029, featuring 104,500 square feet of state-of-the-art labs for…
Juno Propulsion gets a boost for non-toxic rocket tech
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to Tukwila, Wash.-based Juno Propulsion to support the startup’s development of a non-toxic propulsion system for…
You think tech is a circus? This former Facebook engineer quit to focus on a career as an elite juggler
Cory Black swapped his coding work for full-time freestyle footwork with soccer balls, and now the University of Washington computer science grad is coming off a bronze medal win…
University of Washington and Seattle biotech win $245M patent judgment against Guardant
A Seattle biotech built on University of Washington research has won a $245 million patent judgment against Guardant Health over DNA sequencing technology, with the court also…
'A concern to all': Should you worry about autonomous AI hacks? Experts explain - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
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St. Francis High School's robotics team heads to World Championships - KCRA
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Washington DC seeks independent view of AV behaviour - Cities Today
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“DDOT introduces new Autonomous Vehicle monitoring challenge” - PoPville
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U. Washington responds to congressman’s concerns about ties to Chinese military - The College Fix
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Advanced robotics RSO crafts nationally-ranked robots with accessible engineering opportunities - dailyuw.com
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/university-of-washington.md
- RSS feed: /companies/university-of-washington/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7eaf3054-ac27-44b1-8b2d-9e86a1959642
- Revision history: /companies/university-of-washington/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 Washington draws attention at the 72nd 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