🚀 Up Next in the Tank, we have Ryan Gariepy from
@clearpathrobots discussing what it takes to build the Operating System for the Future of Automation
From a garage in Waterloo to a $600M exit—Ryan Gariepy shares the wild ride of building Clearpath, landing industry-shaping investors, and getting acquired by Rockwell Automation. We go deep on what it really takes to scale frontier tech in Canada—hardware headaches, supply chain battles, open-source bets, and all the lessons learned from pitching a room full of Fortune 500 execs.
💡 Highlights:
✅ From LEGO & sci-fi dreams to a global robotics platform
✅ Skipping the self-driving hype for logistics & industrial wins
✅ Surviving supply chain chaos and why vertical integration matters
✅ His reality check on AI & robotics today
✅ How to build a team of low-ego, heads-down engineers
✅ What Canada needs to do to stay in the top rankings in the robotics game
🔥 This is a must-listen for anyone in frontier tech, hard tech, or scaling real-world businesses.
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