Gurley Investment Will Sustain Texas Robotics’ Undergraduate Program as Leader

March 6, 2025 • by Marc Airhart

A matching gift from venture capitalist Bill Gurley supports the first undergraduate robotics program in the country admitting freshmen.

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An undergraduate student carries out research aimed at developing autonomous service robots in the Freshman Research Initiative’s Autonomous Robots Stream. Credit: Nolan Zunk/University of Texas at Austin.


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