Adnan Esmail is a co-founder of Physical Intelligence, building general-purpose AI for robots. Before founding the company, he led engineering at Anduril, serving as chief architect, head of electrical systems and SVP of engineering. He remains SVP of Engineering, Emeritus. Earlier at Tesla, he worked on the Model X falcon-wing doors, Autopilot hardware, sensing and vehicle systems. He studied mechanical engineering, physics, electrical engineering and computer science at MIT.
Co-founder
Co-founded Physical Intelligence to develop general-purpose AI for robots.
Designed sensing and electromechanical systems for the Model X falcon-wing doors.
Systems Integration
Technology Development
Microfluidics and engineering for DNA sequencing technology; acquired by Bio-Rad.
Lead Researcher, Precision Engineering and Research Group
Co-founder and CTO
Bachelor's degree; Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
