Private Gift Brings Two Ami Humanoid Robots to UCCS

UCCS News reported on July 8, 2026 that donor Joanne Posner-Mayer provided two "Ami Desktop" humanoid robots to UCCS through a private philanthropic gift. The two newly donated robots at the unboxing in the Kraemer Family Library. The campus has welcomed two "Ami Desktop" humanoid robots to campus. The robots will be housed in Kraemer Family Library and coordinated through C3 Innovation as shared university resources available to faculty, students and campus partners. The robots were acquired entirely through Posner-Mayer's private philanthropic gift. No university operating funds, tuition dollars, student fees or state appropriations were used to purchase the robots. Manufactured by Engineered Arts, a robotics company based in Cornwall, United Kingdom, the Ameca robotics line combines expressive human interaction with artificial intelligence to create a platform for education, research and public demonstration of emerging technologies. The robots will support teaching, research and community engagement centered on robotics and physical artificial intelligence.