Path Robotics
Canvas Category Machinery : Industrial Robot : Robot Welding
We create manufacturing robots that autonomously scan, position, and weld your parts without the need for skilled welders or robot programmers.
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Path Robotics Secures $100M of Venture Capital Funding
Path Robotics continues to blaze the trail for tech and manufacturing in the US. Over the last 12 months, the artificial intelligence robotics startup has closed $100M in new investments led by Matter Venture Partners and Drive Capital, with participation from Yamaha Ventures, Taiwania Capital, MediaTek, Catapult Ventures, Gaingels, Addition, Tiger Global and Basis Set. Path Robotics has previously received venture backing from other prominent investors such as Drive Capital, Addition, Tiger Global, Basis Set, Lemnos, and SVB totalling $170M.
Path currently has two robotic welding products in the market. The AW-3 Robotic Welding Cell can handle large parts, as big as 70 feet long. The AF-1 Robotic Welding Cell can pick, fit, and weld parts without human intervention. Both robotic welding cells leverage vision systems, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to autonomously weld steel parts and are deployed in fabrication shops across the US and in Canada.
Path Robotics Unveils Path Foundry™: A New Frontier in Contract Manufacturing Welding
Path Robotics, a leader in autonomous welding solutions, is proud to announce the launch of Path Foundry™, a game-changing contract manufacturing entity designed to revolutionize how companies approach welding and related projects. Path Foundry™ aims to help businesses complete projects faster, even amidst labor shortages, while delivering high-quality results on time and within budget.
Path Foundry™ allows manufacturers to expedite welding projects, with production starting in as little as four weeks. Leveraging advanced robotics, AI, and machine learning, Path Foundry™ offers a seamless solution for companies seeking to onshore their manufacturing efforts and reduce reliance on overseas operations. By shifting to a Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) pricing model, Path Foundry™ enables companies to transition away from costly capital expenditures, providing a more affordable and flexible operational model.
Path Robotics announces their next chapter in delivering fully autonomous manufacturing systems with AF-1
Path Robotics, the market leader of truly autonomous welding robotic systems, announced their next chapter in delivering fully autonomous manufacturing systems with their new Autonomous Fit-up robotic system (“AF-1”), a ground-breaking robotic cell capable of performing both fit-up and welding of metal parts. This historic release marks a significant leap forward in the metal fabrication industry and will take center stage at FABTECH, North America’s premier metal forming and fabrication tradeshow.
AF-1 enables manufacturers to increase production throughput without the need for hiring fitters, welders, and programmers. Path leverages proprietary computer vision and AI to autonomously pick, fit-up, and weld small parts. Manufacturers simply load in raw components, hit go, and come back to a batch of welded parts. AF-1 cells run autonomously for hours with zero human intervention. As part of Path’s RaaS (Robots-as-a-Service) offering, Path provides manufacturers with 24/7 production assistance via its Mission Control command center.
The Midwest Is Becoming the Brains of the Future of Manufacturing
At Path Robotics, we’re using software, hardware, computer vision, machine learning and AI to add human intelligence to traditional robotics. We believe that the data our systems generate unlocks scalability, and with that data we can teach robots how to replicate human behavior and scale product growth. Using our expertise in engineering and AI, we’re building the eyes and hands of our robots to receive data, use algorithms to adapt to information, and make actions based on our deep understanding of manufacturing outcomes.
Right now we are laser focused on welding because it is such a pressing issue for our customers, but this technology has the potential to solve every process of manufacturing: taking raw materials, getting them prepared, assembling, welding, grinding, painting, etc. Because the labor shortage isn’t going away.
Path Robotics Raises $100M
Path Robotics, producer of the world’s first truly autonomous robotic manufacturing system, today announced it received $100 million in pre-emptive Series C financing led by Tiger Global. Existing investor Addition also participated in the round, along with Silicon Valley Bank.
“Most robots merely repeat what they are told, with no ability to improve themselves. The future of manufacturing hinges on highly capable, flexible robotics. Robots that can truly see and learn,” said Andrew Lonsberry, CEO of Path. Path’s autonomous robots solve the world’s hardest manufacturing challenges, with no programming required. For local manufacturers struggling to find skilled laborers, this is powerful. “Path is laser-focused on partnering with manufacturers to empower them to thrive in the resurgence of this critical industry,” says Lonsberry. Through computer vision and artificial intelligence, Path’s system today can see what is in front of it, understand what it is supposed to do, and with the push of a button, execute a weld.
Path Robotics Raises $56M to Build the Future of Manufacturing
Path Robotics, the Columbus-based AI Robotics company responsible for designing the world’s first truly autonomous robotic welding system, announced it received $56 million dollars in Series B funding, bringing the total invested in the company to $71 million. Addition led the round and was joined by returning investors Drive Capital, Basis Set, and Lemnos Lab.
Path Robotics is the only company in the world offering turnkey, robotic welding systems capable of autonomous welding. Its A.I.-driven, robotic product is a market disruptor as it redefines industrial robotic welding.
The technology was designed to ensure no system programming and require “no perfect parts.” Through proprietary scanning and computer vision technology, the system can see and understand nearly any part it’s given with the ability to self-adjust for each unique part. It analyzes where a weld is needed and generates all the planning to execute a clean weld nearly instantly. The system was designed to operate precisely in a manufacturing environment and with highly reflective materials.