Overview
American AI welding robotics company developing autonomous welding cells powered by proprietary Obsidian AI model. Delivers 4x standard productivity. $271M total funding. Co-founded by brothers Andy and Alex Lonsberry.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
CEO
CTO
HQ
Founded
Series D
Series B
Technology
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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Models (1)
View all models →Path Robotics on the deployment map
Where Path Robotics's robots are verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (4)
- Andrew Lonsberry Co-founder & CEOsince 2018-01-01secondary-verified
- Josh Lonsberry Co-founder & CTOsince 2018-01-01secondary-verified
- Andrew Lonsberry ceosince 2018-01-01secondary-verified
- Alex Lonsberry ctosince 2018-01-01secondary-verified
Founders (2)
- Andrew Lonsberrycofounderfounded 2018-01-01
- Josh Lonsberrycofounderfounded 2018-01-01
Safety record
No incidents on record for Path Robotics.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Path Robotics in third-party press
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Partnerships (1)
- HII x Path Robotics x GrayMatter Robotics (HYPR Program) with Huntington Ingalls Industries, GrayMatter Roboticsdevelopmentannouncedreported, not operationally verified
Funding rounds (5)
- Series C2022-01-01
$55M(reported)
- Series A2021-08-01
$30M(reported)
Investors: GV (Google Ventures) (co_lead), Tiger Global Management (co_lead)
- Series B2021-05-01
$56M(reported)
Investors: GV (Google Ventures) (lead)
- Series B2021-01-01
$100M(reported)
Investors: Microsoft M12 (lead), Verizon Ventures
- Series A2020-01-01
$56M(reported)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 12, 2026
Truly Autonomous Robotic Welding: Meet Your New Team of Welders
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 7, 2026
Truly Autonomous Robotic Welding: Meet Your New Team of Welders
- Record createdJun 6, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (1)
Market intelligence
Hiring signals
Role composition
Recent openings
- Robotics Software EngineerEngineering
Columbus, Ohio
- Customer Success ManagerBusiness
Columbus, Ohio
- Engineering
- Staff Machine Learning Engineer, PerceptionResearch & R&D
Columbus, Ohio or Remote
- Machine Learning Engineer, PerceptionResearch & R&D
Columbus, Ohio or Remote
- Senior Software Engineer, Perception PlatformResearch & R&D
Columbus, Ohio
+4 more open roles tracked
Common questions
- What is Path Robotics?
- American AI welding robotics company developing autonomous welding cells powered by proprietary Obsidian AI model. Delivers 4x standard productivity. $271M total funding. Co-founded by brothers Andy and Alex Lonsberry.
- What does Path Robotics make?
- Path Robotics has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Path Autonomous Welder (Path Robotics builds physical robots).
- Who competes with Path Robotics?
- On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Path Robotics building in the same form factors include Ecovacs Robotics, Roborock, SharkNinja, iRobot.
- Who is the CEO of Path Robotics?
- Andrew Lonsberry is the ceo of Path Robotics, per the DEPLOY registry.
- Where is Path Robotics headquartered?
- Path Robotics is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
- Where does Path Robotics operate robots?
- Path Robotics is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is Path Robotics a top robotics company?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Path Robotics ranks in roughly the top 24% of companies tracked by the registry.
- When was Path Robotics founded?
- Path Robotics was founded in 2018.
- Is Path Robotics safe?
- Path Robotics has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Path Robotics.Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Path Robotics from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
How Path Robotics uses AI to optimize robotic welding
CEO Andy Lonsberry explains how Path Robotics applies AI to welding, and UC San Diego professor Michael Yip discusses robot learning. The post How Path Robotics uses AI to…
Path Robotics raises $100M to automate welding
Path Robotics closed $100M for AI-powered autonomous welding. Columbus-based company deploying Obsidian AI for 4x productivity welding cells.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/path-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/path-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/b53f7a07-7dbc-4315-9fe9-50ac8c3bd57f
- Revision history: /companies/path-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Ecovacs Robotics19 models
- Roborock19 models
- SharkNinja14 models
- iRobot9 models
- Mammotion7 models
- Dreame Technology5 models
Video
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In this episode of the Neuracore Podcast, Stephen James, CEO & Founder of Neuracore, sits down with Nima Gard from Path Robotics to explore what it really takes
Reality vs attention
Path Robotics draws attention at the 68th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among service robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Funding runway warrants monitoring: last known round 55 months ago.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Jul 23, 2026