# FieldAI

> FieldAI develops hardware-agnostic autonomy software for robots working in changing industrial environments. Its Field Foundation Models combine learned behavior, physics-based reasoning and uncertainty awareness, enabling navigation and data collection without prior maps or GPS. Customers include DPR Construction and Big-D Construction, with partnerships involving Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA and Caterpillar.

- **Founded:** 2023
- **Headquarters:** Irvine, United States
- **Founders:** Ali Agha (Co-founder and CEO), Shayegan Omidshafiei (Co-founder, President and Chief Scientist), David Fan (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Field Foundation Models (FFMs), EDGE, Construction autonomy and site intelligence, Industrial and energy inspection, Digital twin workflows
- **Notable:** Disclosed $405 million raised across two consecutive rounds in August 2025., DPR case study reports more than 45,000 photos, more than 100 miles walked and 500,000 square feet of interiors scanned during a deployment phase., Boston Dynamics and FieldAI report more than 90% lower inspection/documentation time versus manual processes.

## Products & services

- **Field Foundation Models (FFMs)** — Physics-first models combining data-driven AI, uncertainty awareness and risk-aware decision-making for embodied autonomy.
- **EDGE** — General-purpose robot brain presented on FieldAI’s website, built around FFMs and a Belief World Model.
- **Construction autonomy and site intelligence** — Robot-enabled inspection, progress documentation, reality capture and comparison with building information models.
- **Industrial and energy inspection** — Autonomous monitoring and data collection in complex facilities and industrial environments.
- **Digital twin workflows** — Operational sensor data reconstructed into interactive 3D environments using NVIDIA Omniverse libraries.
- **FieldAI Federal** — Federal-sector division serving autonomy applications through fieldaifederal.com.

## Achievements

- Disclosed $405 million raised across two consecutive rounds in August 2025.
- DPR case study reports more than 45,000 photos, more than 100 miles walked and 500,000 square feet of interiors scanned during a deployment phase.
- Boston Dynamics and FieldAI report more than 90% lower inspection/documentation time versus manual processes.
- Team members’ pre-company work won the 2020 DARPA Subterranean Challenge Urban Circuit.
- Commercial deployments span three continents, according to FieldAI and Boston Dynamics.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Caterpillar announced a collaboration with FieldAI on physical AI and industrial operations.
- **2026-05** — Orange County Business Journal reported FieldAI occupying more than 41,000 square feet at 3 Morgan in Irvine and considering expansion.
- **2026-04** — Big-D Construction expansion case study published.
- **2026-03** — Expanded NVIDIA collaboration and Boston Dynamics partnership announced.

## Links

- Website: https://www.fieldai.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/fieldai_

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Last updated: 2026-10-01