Made by Waterloo: Why the future of robotics is being built in Waterloo

Share Alumni‑founded Clearpath shows how local talent, research infrastructure and values position Canada to lead in advanced robotics When Ryan Gariepy (BASc ’09, MASc ’12) arrived at the University of Waterloo, Canada’s robotics industry was still finding its footing. There was no clear career path and few examples of Canadian startups successfully taking physical robotics technology from the lab to the global market. Today, as co-founder of Clearpath Robotics, now part of Rockwell Automation, Gariepy represents a generation of Waterloo alumni who helped turn that early promise into a global