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Matt Rendall

Co-founder and CEO of Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors. University of Waterloo mechatronics engineering graduate. Led the company from its 2009 founding through its $609M acquisition by Rockwell Automation in 2023.

Canada · 3 current roles · 2 foundings

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Physical AI footprint (3)

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Ridgeback (Clearpath)verified→
CEO & Co-founder
Omnidirectional indoor mobile manipulation platform by [Clearpath Robotics](/companies/clearpath-robotics) (now part of Rockwell Automation).
Acquired · $600M2 verified deployments · Ridgeback at Canada, USA →1 model
OTTO Motorsverified→
Founder
OTTO Motors (now OTTO by [Rockwell Automation](/companies/rockwell-automation)) develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for heavy-payload material handling in
Series C · $29M1 verified deployment · OTTO 1500 at Ontario →1 model
Clearpath Roboticsverified→
Founder
Canadian mobile robotics company developing autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for warehouse and industrial automation.
Series B · $30M1 model

Current roles (3)

Clearpath Robotics Co-founder & CEOReported, not verified
OTTO Motors CEO & Co-founderSEC-verified
Ridgeback (Clearpath) CEO & Co-founderSecondary-verified

Foundings (2)

OTTO Motorsfounded 2009-01-01cofounder
Clearpath Roboticscofounder

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Co-founders (6)

Matthew Rendall co-founded Clearpath Robotics2009-01-01
Ryan Gariepy co-founded Clearpath Robotics2009-01-01
Pat Martinson co-founded Clearpath Robotics2009-01-01
Bryan Webb co-founded Clearpath Robotics2009-01-01
Ryan Gariepy co-founded OTTO Motors2009-01-01
Bryan Webb co-founded OTTO Motors2009-01-01

Sources (1)

https://clearpathrobotics.com/blog/2023/09/rockwell-automation-signs-agreement-to-acquire-autonomous-robotics-leader-clearpath-robotics/

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