FieldAI is building foundation models that enable autonomous robots to operate anywhere without predefined maps or infrastructure.
Field AI is an American robotics software company founded in 2023 by former NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory robotics lead Ali Agha. The company develops foundation models for autonomous robots, enabling machines to perceive, reason, and operate in complex real-world environments without relying on GPS, pre-built maps, or task-specific programming. Its technology is designed to bring general-purpose autonomy to a wide range of mobile robotic platforms. At the core of its platform are Field Foundation Models, which combine multimodal AI with real-time perception and decision-making to enable robots to navigate and perform tasks in unstructured environments. While not focused exclusively on humanoids, Field AI provides a foundational autonomy layer applicable across industrial robots, autonomous vehicles, defense systems, and future embodied AI platforms.
Platform maturity, autonomy stack, and flagship-system specifications in one view.
Capabilities and model layers highlighted by the company.
Boston Dynamics and FieldAI announce a strategic partnership to bring Field Foundation Models to Spot, Stretch, and the new electric Atlas, targeting construction and other dynamic environments. Early results cite a 90% reduction in inspection time.
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At NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ali Agha leads a team developing autonomous navigation for planetary lava tubes, laying the technical foundation for what will become FieldAI.
Agha's Team CoSTAR competes in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge and wins the Urban Circuit in 2020, demonstrating multi-kilometer autonomous exploration in GPS-denied environments.
Ali Agha founds FieldAI in Irvine, California. Early hires come from NASA JPL, DARPA, DeepMind, Google, Tesla, and Carnegie Mellon.
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FieldAI and DPR Construction disclose a deployment on active job sites, with autonomous progress scanning, site analytics, and multi-robot coordination, all running on-device.
Boston Dynamics and FieldAI announce a strategic partnership to bring Field Foundation Models to Spot, Stretch, and the new electric Atlas, targeting construction and other dynamic environments. Early results cite a 90% reduction in inspection time.
