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Dexmate University Program

University Program for Vega 1 Pro & Vega 1 U

Put a research-grade mobile manipulator in your lab. Save up to $13K per unit on Vega 1 Pro or up to $12K per unit on Vega 1 U, in limited quantities.

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Available Products
Vega 1 Pro & Vega 1 U
Eligibility
Universities & Research Institutions
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The Program

Your Lab. Research-Grade Hardware.

Special academic pricing for degree-granting institutions and their research labs. Choose the robot that fits your research, then receive a quote tailored to your configuration.

Vega 1 U pipetting at a lab bench

Hardware for Your Research

Start with the Platform. Make the Research Yours.

Up to $13K off Vega 1 Pro and up to $12K off Vega 1 U for approved labs, in limited quantities. Final pricing comes as a quote for your selected configuration.

Vega 1 Pro
Up to $13K OffPer unit, in limited quantities.
Vega 1 U
Up to $12K OffPer unit, in limited quantities.

End effectors and accessories are quoted separately.

Explore the Vega Series

Who It's For

Built for Research. Priced for Academia.

Tell us about your institution and what you plan to study. We'll review your application for the University Program.

  1. A University or Research Institution

    Degree-granting universities, their research labs, and affiliated non-profit research institutes.

  2. A Research or Teaching Purpose

    Manipulation, embodied AI, human-robot interaction, teaching labs, or any program that needs a real robot.

  3. A Project in Mind

    Share a brief description of your research and the robot you're interested in.

Research on Dexmate Robots

Already in the Literature.

Labs have published on Dexmate robots from tactile manipulation to embodied memory. A few recent projects, and every one is under Research Papers.

CAIP pairs 3D hand keypoints from egocentric human video with images in a contrastive objective, then drives dexterous manipulation on a Dexmate Vega with Sharpa Wave hands.

UC Berkeley, NVIDIA, Sapienza University of Rome

CAIP: Contrastive Action-Image Pre-training for Visuomotor Control

A vision encoder pre-trained on 3D hand keypoints from 32,041 hours of human video lifts real-world dexterous success on a Dexmate Vega with Sharpa Wave hands by more than 30 points over the strongest baseline.

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Universities Building on Vega

Carnegie Mellon UniversityUC BerkeleyStanford UniversityHarvard UniversityColumbia UniversityUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignJohns Hopkins UniversityPrinceton University

How It Works

From Application to Quote.

  1. Apply

    Share your institution, your lab, and the robot you're interested in.

  2. Review

    Our team confirms eligibility and follows up with any questions.

  3. Receive Your Quote

    If approved, receive academic pricing for your selected configuration.

Your Next Study Starts Here

Tell Us What You're Researching.

A short application to help us understand your lab, your work, and the platform you need.

We review applications on a rolling basis. Academic pricing is subject to eligibility and the final quote.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions