Research Labs in California
University robotics labs, institutes and national research centers publishing the humanoid, manipulation and locomotion research the industry builds on.
Toyota Research Institute
Toyota's US research arm, whose robotics group works on large behavior models, home-assistance robots and manipulation research shared through open publications.
Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR)
UC Berkeley's AI research center, a major source of robot learning research including reinforcement learning and vision-based manipulation.
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
Stanford's AI lab, whose robotics groups work on manipulation, imitation learning and household robot research alongside core AI.
Hello Robot
California maker of Stretch, a lightweight mobile manipulator sold to researchers and used in assistive and home-robot studies.
NASA JPL Robotics
Jet Propulsion Laboratory's robotics group, building planetary rovers, sampling arms and autonomy for extreme environments.
UC Berkeley AUTOLAB
Berkeley lab researching robot grasping, cloud robotics and the Dex-Net grasp datasets and models used across the field.
UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute
UC San Diego institute coordinating robotics research across engineering and cognitive science, including human-centered and safe autonomy work.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many research labs are listed in California?
7 in California. See the statewide page for every robotics company in California regardless of category.