The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies USC Interaction Lab: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
The USC Interaction Lab at the University of Southern California researches human-robot interaction, socially intelligent robots, and assistive robotics. The lab, associated with Professor Maja Matarić, pioneers work in socially assistive robotics for healthcare, education, and elderly care applications.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
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Every company USC Interaction Lab has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Embodied Inc1× joint
Most recent
USC Interaction Lab on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Dennis Hong Founding Director of RoMeLa, UCLAsecondary-verified
- Maja Mataric Professor & Founding Director, USC Robotics Centersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for USC Interaction Lab.
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 →
Recent coverage
USC Interaction Lab in third-party press
Robotics Medal and Rising Star winners reflect on their work, advancing women in robotics - The Robot Report
How to Build Your Own Robot Friend: Making AI Education More Accessible - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Robot Tutors Read Children’s Emotions As They Learn - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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
1 total · 1 operating
Every company USC Interaction Lab has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
Most-frequent partners
- 1Embodied Inc1× joint
All 1 partnerships
open in the atlas →- usc-robotics x Embodied IncwithEmbodied Incdevelopment—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for USC Interaction Lab.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning USC Interaction Lab from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Robotics Medal and Rising Star winners reflect on their work, advancing women in robotics - The Robot Report
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How to Build Your Own Robot Friend: Making AI Education More Accessible - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Robot Tutors Read Children’s Emotions As They Learn - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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USC Computer Science Professor Named to DARPA ISAT Study Group - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Three USC Computer Science Faculty Members Elected 2020 ACM Fellows - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Socially Assistive Robot Helps Children with Autism Learn - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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Baby’s Kicks Provide Clues About Infant Development - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
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A future with robots as companions could be closer than you think - USC Today
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Bandit, Little Dog, and More: University of Southern California Shows Off Its Robots - IEEE Spectrum
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Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/usc-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/usc-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7d8820fe-3c5e-4f25-9c1c-f244ba02482f
- Revision history: /companies/usc-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Heat Index
Serious52/100
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
USC Interaction Lab draws attention at the 20th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
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: Sep 23, 2026