# Andy Lonsberry

> Andy Lonsberry is the Columbus-based co-founder and CEO of Path Robotics, which develops adaptive AI and sensing systems for robotic welding. Raised in an Ohio manufacturing family, he studied mechanical engineering at Ohio State and pursued graduate engineering and reinforcement-learning research at Case Western Reserve. He founded Path with a team including his brother Alex, their father Ken and fellow researcher Matt Klein; the company is now pursuing manufacturing work that includes a milestone-dependent shipbuilding program with HII.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer at Path Robotics
- **Organizations:** Path Robotics
- **Education:** B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, The Ohio State University, M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral research in robotics and deep reinforcement learning; degree completion not asserted, Case Western Reserve University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Path Robotics and led its commercialization of adaptive robotic welding., Helped build a company whose technology grew from Case Western Reserve’s Sears think[box] makerspace., Led Path into HII’s 2026 HYPR program; Path describes its potential share as more than $600 million, contingent on milestones.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Graduated from Ohio State with a mechanical engineering degree.
- **2016** — Early Path activity dates to this period in Ohio State’s 2023 account of Lonsberry leaving doctoral studies to start the company.
- **2018** — Path Robotics formed according to Case Western Reserve and the company’s current history.
- **2019** — Path moved from Cleveland to Columbus.
- **2021** — Path raised a $56 million round, followed by a $100 million round; Lonsberry led the company as CEO.
- **2023** — Returned to Ohio State for the Dave and Margie Williams Distinguished Lecture with Simon Kalouche.
- **2026** — Path introduced Rove and signed milestone-dependent production agreements with HII.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Path Robotics and led its commercialization of adaptive robotic welding.
- Helped build a company whose technology grew from Case Western Reserve’s Sears think[box] makerspace.
- Led Path into HII’s 2026 HYPR program; Path describes its potential share as more than $600 million, contingent on milestones.
- Recognized with Ohio State’s Texnikoi Outstanding Alumni Award, as announced by Path Robotics.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — HII announced performance-based production agreements with Path and GrayMatter, worth up to $900 million combined over seven years, subject to milestones. Path describes its share as $600 million-plus.
- **2026-08** — Published a company blog post titled A Turning Point for American Shipbuilding.
- **2026-07** — Appeared in Path’s linked YouTube short about building the future of robotics.
- **2026-04** — Path launched Rove, combining Obsidian with a quadruped robot.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lonsberry-32154448

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Last updated: 2026-10-23