Colorado State University

[ACTIVE]

HQ: Fort Collins, Colorado · Est. 1870 · 1 model registered

Recent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Colorado State University: 1 model.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Fort Collins, Colorado

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

Public research university conducting physical robotics research across Mechanical Engineering, ECE, and Computer Science. Key labs include the Adaptive Robotics Laboratory (soft robots, flying/perching robots), CSU Drone Center (UAS operations), and Controls & Robotics group (fault-tolerant systems). Research spans Soft robotics, bio-inspired flying robots, reconfigurable robots, kinematically redundant manipulators, and UAV operations.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 64.1%

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

Key Facts

LabsAdaptive Robotics Lab, CSU Drone Center (est. 2018), Controls & Robotics (ECE)
Key robotsShape-morphing robot trio (Nature Comms 2023), soft droplet manipulator, bistable perching gripper, canine exoskeleton
FundingNSF (multiple grants), DARPA STTR, Sandia, Oak Ridge, NASA
Notable alumIan Bernstein (co-founded Sphero, Misty Robotics)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for Colorado State University.

Leadership & Founders

5 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

0 entries
Total Tracked0
Operating0
Announced0
Concluded0

FAQ

7 entries
What is Colorado State University?

Public research university conducting physical robotics research across Mechanical Engineering, ECE, and Computer Science. Key labs include the Adaptive Robotics Laboratory (soft robots, flying/perching robots), CSU Drone Center (UAS operations), and Controls & Robotics group (fault-tolerant systems). Research spans Soft robotics, bio-inspired flying robots, reconfigurable robots, kinematically redundant manipulators, and UAV operations.

What does Colorado State University make?

Colorado State University has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: CSU Research Robot (Colorado State University builds physical robots).

Where is Colorado State University headquartered?

Colorado State University is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.

Where does Colorado State University operate robots?

Colorado State University is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

Is Colorado State University a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Colorado State University ranks in roughly the top 36% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was Colorado State University founded?

Colorado State University was founded in 1870.

Is Colorado State University safe?

Colorado State University has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.