Senior Advisor

Brian Foster

Advanced Robotics

Former SRI International · Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Brian is a robotics and aerospace engineering leader with extensive experience developing advanced autonomous and remotely operated systems.

As Associate Director of Robotics at SRI International, he led large, multidisciplinary programs — including MOTOBOT and RoboMiner — from initial concept through engineering and field deployment. Previously, he spent 13 years at Lockheed Martin Space Systems designing, procuring, and testing spacecraft attitude-determination and control hardware.

Brian holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UC Berkeley and an M.S. in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from Stanford University.