Southern Methodist University x Lockheed Martin

Private R1 research university with robotics centered in the [Bobby B. Lyle School of Engineering](https://www.smu.edu/lyle). Key labs: BAST Lab (micro/nanorobotics), Biomedical Instrumentation & Robotics Lab, LAMRA, LAIL (autonomous vehicles/drones), and the Darwin Deason Institute for Cybersecurity (autonomous systems security). Research spans micro/nanorobotics, soft robotics, medical robotics, haptic interfaces, modular inspection robots, and autonomous systems cybersecurity.

Lockheed Martin is a major US defense contractor based in Bethesda, Maryland, developing autonomous systems including the Squad Support [Exoskeleton](/companies/exoskeleton-technologies), autonomous underwater vehicles, and autonomous combat drones for military applications.