How Path Robotics uses AI to optimize robotic welding
By
Mike Oitzman
|
July 10, 2026
The Robot Report Podcast
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How Path Robotics uses AI to optimize robotic welding
In Episode 252 of
The Robot Report
Podcast, we connect with Andy Lonsberry, co-founder and CEO of Path Robotics. He discusses the difficulties in setting up and using robots for welding applications.
Path Robotics has applied
AI
to identify the path of a torch and then move the robot through the
welding
operation, using real-time
vision
guidance to maintain an optimal path.
Andy Lonsberry, CEO of Path Robotics.
As CEO of Path Robotics,
Lonsberry
leads the company’s strategy and operations with a focus on applying physical AI to longstanding challenges in
manufacturing
.
His work centers on building adaptive, AI-driven robotic systems designed for real-world production environments.
The Columbus, Ohio-based
company
is also deploying Boston Dynamics’ Spot quadruped robots into
mobile welding applications in shipbuilding
.
Michael Yip, professor at UC San Diego.
Our other interviewee this week is
Michael Yip
, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the
University of California San Diego
, an IEEE RAS distinguished lecturer, a Hellman Fellow, and the director of the Advanced Robotics and Controls Laboratory (
ARCLab
).
His group currently focuses on solving problems in data-efficient and computationally efficient robot control and
motion
planning through the use of various forms of learning representations, including deep learning and reinforcement learning strategies. Yip’s lab applies these ideas to
surgical
robotics and the automation of surgical procedures.
Show timeline
7:15 –
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10:15 –
Michael Yip,
assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UC San Diego
35:27 –
Andy Lonsberry
, co-founder and CEO of Path Robotics
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Mike Oitzman
Mike Oitzman is a robotics industry veteran and Senior Editor of WTWH Media’s Robotics Group, covering automation for The Robot Report and co-hosting its podcast. With 25+ years of experience, including leadership roles at Adept Technology, Mike founded the Mobile Robot Guide (acquired by WTWH). He is a leading expert on Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), physical AI, and RaaS business models, holding a Systems Engineering degree and an MBA. He can be reached at
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