RoboScore
59.5
Out of 100. Its robots, plus proof from customers and the press.
All 6 measures have data
News bonus
1.0
From the last 90 days, up to 15
RoboIndex
60.5
Down 0.2 since the 19 Oct ranking
Rank change
Down 11
Now #163 of 1,332 in All sectors · See the board →
AI-powered autonomous welding systems for manufacturing
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Raised
US$256M
Last raise · Series D · Oct 2024
Customers
1
1 L1 Announced
What the score is made of
How it worksThe score is 65% robots, 30% proof from customers and the press, 5% range of robots. Activity and readiness are shown for context.
Backed by
- Tiger GlobalLed Funding round, 2021
United States
2 rounds, led 1 - AdditionLed Series B, 2021
Venture · United States
2 rounds, led 1 - Basis SetSeries D, 2024
Venture · United States
2 rounds - Drive CapitalSeries D, 20242 rounds
+7 more on record.
FUNDING ROUNDS AND CUSTOMERS BY ROBOT
Bigger dot = bigger round. Hollow = amount not disclosed.
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Series DUS$100MLead not disclosedNot disclosed4 outlets ↗
- Jul 2021Not yet on fileUS$100MLed by Tiger Global2 outlets ↗
- May 2021Series BUS$56.0MLed by Addition3 outlets ↗
Rounds recorded from January 2017. Every amount links to its source.
Suggest an editPath Robotics builds AI-powered autonomous welding systems for manufacturing, including its Obsidian™ welding model and intelligent welding cells. The company says it serves industrial manufacturing use cases from its Columbus, Ohio base and founded in 2018.
Active products
1
Company facts
- HQ
- Columbus, United States
- Founded
- 2018 · 8 yrs
- Stage
- Series D
- Website
- www.path-robotics.com
Active robots by Path Robotics
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() | Obsidian™ | Industrial Arm | Reach 1 m·Payload 16 kg | 2017 | 59.2 |
In the news
3 events · last 90 days
+1.0news bonus- Sep 20Path Robotics uses AI to advance manufacturing in Ohio. What that looks like
- Aug 6Path Robotics lands up to $600 million share of massive $900 million U.S. Navy shipbuilding deal
- Aug 6GrayMatter and Path will bring robotic welding to ship manufacturing
In the news
3 events · last 90 days
Why Path Robotics has been in the news, across 6 outlets, collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore (the evidence half of the RoboIndex) and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Safety reports
We checked the US FDA, NHTSA and OSHA registers. No reports found.
Press coverage
Milestones
Launched Rove, a mobility platform for welding automation powered by Obsidian.
Series D: raised US$100M
Raised US$100M
Series B: raised US$56.0M
- 2017launch
Launched Obsidian™
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