# Path Robotics

> Path Robotics builds Physical AI for manufacturing. Obsidian™, Path's reinforcement-learning agent trained inside the Weld World Model on tens of millions of welded inches, powers Intelligent Welding Cells and the Rove™ mobile welding robot — helping U.S. manufacturers close a skilled welder shortage projected to reach 600,000 by 2030.

Founded in 2018 by Andy Lonsberry (CEO) and Alex Lonsberry (CTO). Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Every page below has a clean markdown version under `/md/` — prefer those for reading.

## Products

- [Obsidian (Physical AI)](https://www.path-robotics.com/obsidian): Reinforcement-learning agent trained inside Path's Weld World Model — a neural network trained on multimodal weld data from 8 years of fleet and data-farm welding. Makes seam-by-seam welding decisions in real time from Path's sensor stack. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/obsidian
- [Intelligent Welding Cells](https://www.path-robotics.com/intelligent-welding-cells): Production welding cells powered by Obsidian. Vision-driven seam finding and path planning, multi-pass adaptive fill, heat distortion compensation — no robot programming and no perfect fit-up required. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/intelligent-welding-cells
- [Rove (Mobile Welding Robot)](https://www.path-robotics.com/rove): Pairs Obsidian with a legged mobile platform to bring autonomous welding to the workpiece. Launch partner Saronic Technologies (shipbuilding, Franklin, Louisiana). 50 units shipping in 2027. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/rove

## Key Pages

- [Homepage](https://www.path-robotics.com/): Physical AI for manufacturing and the welder shortage. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/home
- [How Path Compares](https://www.path-robotics.com/how-path-compares): Path vs. Lincoln/Miller, Yaskawa, Novarc, and Abagy on AI autonomy, programming, adaptive control, and RaaS. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/how-path-compares
- [Industries](https://www.path-robotics.com/industries): Defense, utility & energy, data centers, and heavy industry. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/industries
- [About](https://www.path-robotics.com/about): Founding story, board, and leadership team. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/about
- [Newsroom](https://www.path-robotics.com/about/newsroom): Press releases, media coverage, company boilerplate and fact sheet, leadership bios, and press kit. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/about/newsroom
- [Events](https://www.path-robotics.com/about/events): Upcoming trade shows and speaking sessions. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/about/events
- [Resources](https://www.path-robotics.com/resources): Blog, news, case studies, webinars, and videos. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/resources
- [Careers](https://www.path-robotics.com/careers): Open roles. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/careers
- [Request a demo](https://www.path-robotics.com/demo): In-person or virtual demo, response within 24 hours. Markdown: https://www.path-robotics.com/md/demo

## Key Facts

- 4x productivity vs. manual welding
- Up to 17x faster than manual welding
- 30%+ lower cost
- 97%+ first-pass yield
- $0 capex through Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS)
- Welds carbon steel, stainless steel, and aluminum (MIG/MAG, multi-pass, fillet, butt, structural)
- 24/7 Mission Control support
- Weld World Model trained on tens of millions of welded inches

## Customers & Partners (public announcements)

- [HII](https://www.path-robotics.com/news/hii-signs-performance-based-production-agreements-with-path-robotics-and-graymatter-robotics): $600M performance-based production agreements to expand U.S. Navy shipbuilding capacity (Aug 2026).
- [Saronic Technologies](https://www.path-robotics.com/news/saronic-path-robotics-physical-ai-shipbuilding): Physical AI for shipbuilding; Rove launch partner.
- [LAD Services](https://www.path-robotics.com/news/lad-services-partners-with-path-robotics-to-revolutionize-barge-manufacturing-with-physical-ai-for-w): Barge manufacturing with Physical AI welding.
- [TYCROP case study](https://www.path-robotics.com/case-studies/how-tycrop-solved-their-labor-shortage): How TYCROP solved its welder labor shortage.

## Markdown Mirror

- [Markdown index](https://www.path-robotics.com/md): Every page, blog post, news article, case study, and resource as markdown, regenerated every 5 minutes.
- URL patterns: `/md/blog/[slug]`, `/md/news/[slug]`, `/md/case-studies/[slug]`, `/md/resources/[type]/[slug]`

## Optional

- [Extended information](https://www.path-robotics.com/llms-full.txt): Detailed company, product, and technology information.
- [Sitemap](https://www.path-robotics.com/sitemap.xml): Full XML sitemap.
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/path-robotics): Company LinkedIn page.
- [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@pathrobotics): Company YouTube channel.