University of Miami

[ACTIVE]

HQ: Coral Gables, Florida · Est. 1925 · 1 model registered

Recent press

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Miami: 1 model. 3 sources back the record.

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Coral Gables, Florida

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

Overview

The University of Miami's robotics research is primarily housed in the **Robotics and Autonomous Systems cluster** within the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (College of Engineering), with interdisciplinary collaborations spanning the Miller School of Medicine, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the Rosenstiel School of Marine Science, and the School of Architecture. Research spans medical/surgical robotics, assistive devices, legged robots with bioinspired robotic tails, robotic exoskeletons, autonomous vehicles, underwater vehicles, drones, and human-machine collaboration. The flagship lab is the **Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RMLab)**, directed by Dr. Pinhas Ben-Tzvi.

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 66.7%

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

Key Facts

PresidentJoe Echevarria (7th president, appointed Oct 2024)
Endowment1.71 billion USD (2025)
Enrollment20,104 students (fall 2025)
Robotics ChairPinhas Ben-Tzvi (ECE, 3M USD endowed chair)
Research AreasMedical/surgical robotics, assistive devices, legged robots, exoskeletons, autonomous vehicles, underwater vehicles, drones
Flagship LabRobotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RMLab), directed by Dr. Pinhas Ben-Tzvi
RMLab FundingNSF, NIH, DARPA, ONR, U.S. Navy, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
Endowed ChairRodolfo and Mirta Sanchez Endowed Chair ($1.5M gift + Knight Foundation match)
Medical RoboticsUHealth first academic center to acquire da Vinci Xi Surgical System (2014); 5,000+ robotic surgeries
NASA LunaboticsStudent team achieved full autonomy, placed 4th in autonomy among 50+ universities (2026)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

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Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for University of Miami.

Leadership & Founders

5 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Faculty Advisor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

Joe Echevarriasecondary-verified

President & CEO

Pinhas Ben-Tzvisecondary-verified

Professor & Chair, ECE

Assistant Professor, ECE; Knight Foundation Chair in Data Science and AI

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked2
Operating2
Announced0
Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

AWS1 · 1× joint · 976 total
NVIDIA2 · 1× joint · 1110 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Partnership

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FAQ

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What is University of Miami?

The University of Miami's robotics research is primarily housed in the **Robotics and Autonomous Systems cluster** within the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (College of Engineering), with interdisciplinary collaborations spanning the Miller School of Medicine, the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the Rosenstiel School of Marine Science, and the School of Architecture. Research spans medical/surgical robotics, assistive devices, legged robots with bioinspired robotic tails, robotic exoskeletons, autonomous vehicles, underwater vehicles, drones, and human-machine collaboration. The flagship lab is the **Robotics and Mechatronics Laboratory (RMLab)**, directed by Dr. Pinhas Ben-Tzvi.

What does University of Miami make?

University of Miami has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: UMiami Robotics (University of Miami builds physical robots).

Who is the CEO of University of Miami?

Joe Echevarria is the president of University of Miami, per the DEPLOY registry.

Where is University of Miami headquartered?

University of Miami is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, USA.

Where does University of Miami operate robots?

University of Miami 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 University of Miami a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, University of Miami ranks in roughly the top 34% of companies tracked by the registry.

When was University of Miami founded?

University of Miami was founded in 1925.

Is University of Miami safe?

University of Miami 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.