University of Washington

[ACTIVE]

HQ: Seattle, Washington · Est. 1861 · 1 model registered

Recent press

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

Ownership

ACTIVE

Capital / Funding

Undisclosed

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

IP / Patents

Undisclosed

Platform Models

1

Audited Incidents

0

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).

Audited Posture AssessmentPeer Percentile: 49.4%

Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.

Key Facts

HeadquartersSeattle, Washington, USA
Founded1861
Statusresearch
Typehardware
Robotics LabRSE-Lab (Robotics and State Estimation Lab)
RSE-Lab HeadProf. Dieter Fox
Personal Robotics LabFounded by Prof. Siddhartha Srinivasa (2005)
Embodied AI LabWEIRD Lab (Washington Embodied Intelligence and Robotics Development)

Safety & Regulatory Posture

0 entries
Audited Incident & Recall Footprint

No incidents on record for University of Washington.

Leadership & Founders

4 entries

Current Program Leadership & Executives

Robert J. Jonessecondary-verified

President

Dieter FoxSEC-verified

Professor

Professor

Abhishek GuptaSEC-verified

Assistant Professor

Partnerships & Commercial Deployments

2 entries
Total Tracked2
Operating2
Announced0
Concluded0

Key Recurring Partners

Microsoft1 · 1× joint · 350 total
NVIDIA2 · 1× joint · 1110 total

Recent Verified Partnerships

  • Partnership

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FAQ

6 entries
What is University of Washington?

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).

What does University of Washington make?

University of Washington has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: UW Robotics Platform (University of Washington builds physical robots).

Where is University of Washington headquartered?

University of Washington is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Where does University of Washington operate robots?

University of Washington 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 Washington a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, University of Washington ranks in roughly the top 51% of companies tracked by the registry.

Is University of Washington safe?

University of Washington 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.