Alberto Lacaze
Founder, Chairman, and President of Forterra (formerly Robotic Research). BS Electrical Engineering and BS Computer Engineering, Florida Institute of Technology; MS Electrical Engineering, Drexel University. Former staff engineer at NIST. Holds 100+ patents in ground-robotics autonomy.
Lacaze founded Robotic Research (renamed Forterra in 2024) in 2002 alongside co-founder Karl Murphy and served as its technical lead through two decades of DoD-funded ground-robotics development, including autonomous vehicles used for road clearing in Afghanistan and the DoD's first fully autonomous convoy vehicles for logistics resupply - achievements the company attributes to Lacaze in its own materials. He remains Chairman of the Board and President following Forterra's 2024 rebrand and leadership restructuring, and holds over 100 patents in ground-robotics autonomy.
Overview
- Role
- Founder, Chairman & President, Forterra
- Based in
- Clarksburg, MD
- Prior experience
- NIST (staff engineer)
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Frequently asked
- Who is Alberto Lacaze?
- Lacaze founded Robotic Research (renamed Forterra in 2024) in 2002 alongside co-founder Karl Murphy and served as its technical lead through two decades of DoD-funded ground-robotics development, including autonomous vehicles used for road clearing in Afghanistan and the DoD's first fully autonomous convoy vehicles for logistics resupply - achievements the company attributes to Lacaze in its own materials. He remains Chairman of the Board and President following Forterra's 2024 rebrand and leadership restructuring, and holds over 100 patents in ground-robotics autonomy.
- What is Alberto Lacaze's role?
- Alberto Lacaze is Founder, Chairman & President, Forterra, based in Clarksburg, MD.
- Where did Alberto Lacaze work before?
- Alberto Lacaze's prior roles include NIST (staff engineer).
Sources & citations3
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Alberto Lacaze, Founder, Chairman & President of Forterra; education, NIST background, patent count, key ground-robotics achievements
Forterra: AboutVerified2026-08-09 - 2
Forterra (formerly Robotic Research) founded 2002 by Alberto Lacaze and Karl Murphy; 2024 rebrand and title transition to Chairman/President
Contrary Research: Forterra Business Breakdown & Founding StoryVerified2026-08-09 - 3
Army autonomous supply convoy program context, tied to Robotic Research/Forterra's convoy-autonomy work
Military.com: Army Spends $50 Million to Build Autonomous Supply ConvoysVerified2018-06-12