Loay Elbasyouni

Founder & CEO

Building Agentic Physical AI, autonomous systems, and energy‑efficient technologies that operate reliably in the real world.

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Mission Statement

Autonomy has always been at the core of my work and my personal mission—to make life better by extending human reach, expanding access to technology, and enabling intelligence to operate where people cannot. I believe advanced technology should serve humanity broadly, not remain confined to ideal conditions or limited infrastructure.
Throughout my career, I have focused on making systems more efficient and resilient. From renewable energy and electric vehicles to electric aircraft and early efforts to electrify rocket engines, my work has consistently centered on reducing energy consumption while increasing capability. These experiences taught me that efficiency is not a constraint—it is an enabler of scale, access, and reliability.
My most defining lesson came from working on the Mars Helicopter, where intelligence was only possible because energy consumption was reduced to the absolute minimum. Every decision had to respect power limits, system reliability, and the reality that failure was not recoverable. That experience reshaped how I think about intelligence, autonomy, and system design.
Today, I bring all of this knowledge together to build my next venture with a clear goal: to advance humanity by making AI dramatically more energy‑efficient and by creating collective intelligence through agentic Physical AI. By embedding intelligence directly into physical systems and enabling them to reason, adapt, and cooperate under real‑world constraints, I aim to deliver technology that is reliable, scalable, and accessible extending both human capability and educational reach everywhere.
Loay Elbasyouni
Founder & CEO

AstraQua

20 Years Of Work Experience

Specialties

Agentic Physical AI

Robotics & Autonomous Systems

Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS / Drones

Aerospace Systems

Rocket & Space Systems

Hardware Design

Analog/Digital Design

Control Systems

Optimal Control

In The Press

It was just an idea that can you really fly on Mars?” he said, adding then they built a small miniature aircraft that was like “a toy.”
With much of the focus on astronauts and engineers from the UAE, Arabs working for NASA and other…

 AI is just a tool. The term “AI” is often misused. Many people talk as if AI means only neural networks, but that’s just one probability-based method. It’s not the entirety of artificial intelligence.

It was just an idea that can you really fly on Mars?” he said, adding then they built a small miniature aircraft that was like “a toy.”

Awards

Recognition And Awards

“Loay’s achievements are impressive and a tribute to a mix of brilliance and bravery that he possesses. Leaving Gaza as a youth and not being able to see his family for years did not stop Loay from achieving his dream: he went from Gaza to NASA! What an inspiration to thousands of young people and young refugees. The sky is indeed the limit for the hopes and dreams for this next generation of artists, scientists, and everything in between.” UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini at the 156th League of Arab States Council Meeting

NASA Achievement Award

Issued by NASA · Sep 2018

Robert J. Collier Trophy

Issued by The National Aeronautic Association · Jun 2022

NASA Achievement Award

Issued by NASA · Sep 2018<

Robert J. Collier Trophy

Issued by The National Aeronautic Association · Jun 2022

Recognitions And Awards

“Loay’s achievements are impressive and a tribute to a mix of brilliance and bravery that he possesses. Leaving Gaza as a youth and not being able to see his family for years did not stop Loay from achieving his dream: he went from Gaza to NASA! What an inspiration to thousands of young people and young refugees. The sky is indeed the limit for the hopes and dreams for this next generation of artists, scientists, and everything in between.” Highlighting Loay’s success in his recent address to the 156th League of Arab States Council Meeting, UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillipe Lazzarini said

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Interviews

Loay Elbasyouni talk to Aljazeera English about helicopter first flight on mars
From UofL to Mars, Elbasyouni finds passion in engineering

Accept the challenge and work hard! 

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