Spatial understanding for autonomous systems

Mission

We build AI to enable machines to perceive, reason, and act autonomously in the physical world.

Defence

SE3’s spatial autonomy enables any machine to function as a teammate. It bridges the gap between human intent and mission execution.

Real-time 3D reconstruction of the operational environment, and the spatial understanding to orchestrate every system within it. Operators query, command, and control through natural language: one person, many machines, zero friction.

Company

We are Europe’s leading AI partner for autonomous systems, laying the foundation for a new generation of resilient, software-defined capabilities.

Lukas Köstler

CEO

Lukas Köstler is a co-founder and CEO. In the years prior to the company’s founding, he worked on autonomous systems and computer vision at Tesla Autopilot, Nvidia Research, and BMW. A passionate engineer and scientist, Lukas pursued his studies at École Polytechnique, ETH Zurich, and the University of Notre Dame, before conducting his doctoral research at the Chair for Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich.

Simon Klenk

CTO

Simon Klenk is a co-founder and CTO. In the years prior to the company’s founding, he conducted research in computer vision, deep learning, and 3D vision at the Technical University of Munich, ETH Zurich, and the University of Zurich, culminating in his doctoral research at the Chair for Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence at TU Munich. Simon also gained valuable industry experience at Robert Bosch GmbH and several vision AI startups.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Cremers

CSO

Daniel Cremers is a co-founder and CSO. He is a distinguished professor and head of the Chair for Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence at the Technical University of Munich, the author of more than 400 scientific publications, and the recipient of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, Germany’s most prestigious academic distinction. A seasoned entrepreneur, Daniel has also founded several companies, including Artisense.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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SE3 Labs

Spatial understanding
for autonomous systems

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Ungererstraße 175
80805 München
Germany

SE3 Labs GmbH, HRB 289526, Amtsgericht München. Geschäftsführer: Simon Klenk, Lukas Köstler

SE3 Labs GmbH, HRB 289526, Amtsgericht München. Geschäftsführer: Simon Klenk, Lukas Köstler

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