Fetch.ai builds custom AI agents for US and UK universities to help students navigate campus life

Fetch.ai’s Innovation Lab has been quietly rolling out custom AI agents across universities in the US and UK, targeting one of the most universally chaotic human experiences: being a new college student trying to figure out where things are. The deployments span multiple campuses, with agents designed to help students navigate their surroundings and discover local events. What the agents actually do At San José State University, Fetch.ai built what it calls “Welcome Week AI Agents.” These are autonomous tools meant to help incoming students explore events hosted by SJSU’s International Student Organization and connect with alumni. Over at California State University, Long Beach, a different flavor of agent was deployed: a “Scavenger Hunt” bot designed to gamify campus navigation. The idea was to get students physically moving around campus while engaging with the AI system, turning the usual “wander around lost for a week” experience into something more structured. Both agents were built using Fetch.ai’s own technical stack, including its uAgents framework, the Agentverse platform, and ASI:One. These tools let developers create autonomous agents that can operate independently, comm...