Matt Rendall from OTTO and Clearpath Robotics

Matt Rendall is the Co-Founder and CEO of OTTO by Rockwell Automation and Clearpath Robotics by Rockwell Automation.


OTTO is a leading provider of autonomous material handling solutions in manufacturing and warehouse facilities, trusted in mission-critical operations for some of the world’s most recognized brands.
Clearpath Robotics is a global leader in unmanned vehicle robotics for research and development, and provides hardware, software, and services to enable mobile robotics product deployment, and operation.


Chapters
- Starting Clearpath With $200 Right Out of UWaterloo
- Initial Focus On Autonomous Landmine Detection - Hence The Name Clearpath
- Bootstrapping The Business
- Customer Development To Find Initial PMF
- Leadership Evolution: Lessons from Mistakes
- The "Fail Wall"
- Balancing Innovation and Reliability
- Product Development Cycles in Robotics
- The Future of Robotics: Trends and Predictions
- Humanoid Robots: Hype or Reality?
- Advice for Aspiring Founders: Passion Over Trends


Chapters


00:00 Founding Story: The Genesis of ClearPath Robotics
03:01 Customer Development: From Idea to First Sales
05:52 Navigating Challenges: Bootstrapping and Early Growth
08:57 Leadership Evolution: Lessons from Mistakes
12:14 Product Development: Balancing Innovation and Reliability
15:08 The Future of Robotics: Trends and Predictions
18:02 Advice for Aspiring Founders: Passion Over Trends
21:02 Dealing with Hard Times: Building Resilience


Keywords
Clearpath Robotics, entrepreneurship, robotics, customer development, bootstrapping, leadership, product development, automation, industrial robotics, startup advice, OTTO, Rockwell Automation