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Sebastian Scherer

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Director of Fieldable Embodied AI at Field AI · Founder at Near Earth Autonomy

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

FoundedNear Earth Autonomy

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Scott DrennanunlockedSebastian: together at Near Earth Autonomy (2021–2025)
Sebastian: together at Near Earth Autonomy
×2Sebastian: together at Field AI
×8Sebastian: together at Carnegie Mellon University

Director of Fieldable Embodied AI at Field AI

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Field AI's investors · 16

Bezos ExpeditionsCanaan PartnersStamford · $500K – $20M checksEmbark VenturesLos AngelesEmerson Collective InvestingPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checksFikaCulver City · $1M – $10M checksGraph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checksIntel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2025Nearingpoint Venture Partners Inc.TorontoNVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Play Time VenturesSan FranciscoPrysm CapitalSan FranciscoSamsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checksWIND VenturesSan Francisco Bay AreaYaletown PartnersVancouver · $1.5M – $3.6M checks

Co-founders at Field AI

AAAli Agha
Ali AghaCEO

Founder at Near Earth Autonomy

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Near Earth Autonomy's investors · 7

Boeing HorizonX VenturesChicago · $100K – $10M checksDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)since 2015Department of Defensesince 2022National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2014U.S. Air Forcesince 2013U.S. Armysince 2018U.S. Navysince 2014

Co-founders at Near Earth Autonomy

SS
Sanjiv SinghExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
LC
Lyle ChamberlainExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. The AirLab at Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Professorcurrent2026 — presentПиттсбург, PA
  2. The AIR Lab at Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssociate Research Professor2019 — 2026Region Pittsburgh und Umgebung
  3. Carnegie Mellon UniversityResearch Professorcurrent2026 — presentПиттсбург, PA
  4. Carnegie Mellon UniversityAssciate Research Professor2019 — 2026Pittsburgh, PA
  5. Carnegie Mellon UniversitySenior Systems Scientist2018 — 2019Pittsburgh, Pa
  6. Carnegie Mellon UniversitySystems Scientist2012 — 2018Pittsburgh, PA
  7. Field AIDirector of Safe Embodied AIcurrent2025 — presentПиттсбург, PA
  8. NEAR EARTH AUTONOMYSenior Scientist2013 — 2025Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  9. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD Student2006 — 2011

Skills & more

RoboticsUAVMachine LearningMatlabLaTeXComputer VisionAlgorithmsArtificial IntelligenceComputer ScienceImage ProcessingPythonSimulations
+4 moreMaschinelles LernenSignalverarbeitungAlgorithmenRobotik
  • Become a CBRS Certified Professional Installer by Google — Google - Spectrum Sharing
  • Commercial Pilot: Airplane (single-engine land; and instrument) — Federal Aviation Administration

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sebastian Scherer?
Executive Officer, Promoter at Near Earth Autonomy
Where does Sebastian Scherer work?
Sebastian Scherer is Founder of Near Earth Autonomy and Director of Fieldable Embodied AI at Field AI.
What companies did Sebastian Scherer found?
Sebastian Scherer founded Near Earth Autonomy.
Where did Sebastian Scherer go to school?
Sebastian Scherer studied at Carnegie Mellon University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Robotics).

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Also worked at The AirLab at Carnegie Mellon University1

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