Born from a childhood in a garage where brothers Andy and Alex Lonsberry learned to weld alongside their father, Path Robotics emerged from a simple but powerful insight: the future of manufacturing would not build itself. While earning their PhDs in AI-related fields at Case Western Reserve University, the brothers recognized a critical gap in industrial automation - traditional robots could only repeat programmed motions, unable to see, understand, or adapt to the messy reality of manufacturing floors. In 2016, they founded Path with their father Ken and Matt Klein to build something radically different: intelligent machines that could bridge the growing chasm between skilled labor demand and supply.
Today, Path Robotics has become the leading physical AI company for manufacturing, having developed the world's first truly autonomous robotic welding system. Powered by Obsidian™, their foundational AI model trained on tens of millions of welded inches, Path's Intelligent Welding Cells can see, understand, and adapt in real-time - achieving 97%+ first-pass yield while eliminating the need for custom fixtures or robot programmers. From their 186,000-square-foot facility in Columbus, Ohio, the team of 150+ engineers, researchers, and operators is rebuilding American manufacturing capacity across defense shipyards, data center construction, utility infrastructure, and heavy industry. Their mission extends beyond welding technology: they're enabling robots to build so humans can create.