Matt Rendall
Co-Founder & CEO, OTTO Motors & Clearpath Robotics (acquired by Rockwell Automation)

Matt Rendall is an accomplished robotics entrepreneur and executive with a proven track record building market leading robotics companies. With 20 years of experience in autonomous mobile robots, his vision and leadership has been instrumental in shaping the trajectory of the mobile robotics industry. ​

Matt co-founded Clearpath Robotics in 2008, and quickly established it as a global leader in the field of autonomous mobile robotics. In 2015, he introduced OTTO Motors to commercialize Clearpath’s autonomous technology in the material handling industry. Under his leadership, OTTO Motors has grown into a market leader in autonomous production logistics and was named a Fast Company Most Innovative Company in 2023. ​

A passionate entrepreneur, angel investor and robot industry advocate, Matt frequently speaks on the future of robotics, autonomous technology and the digitization of industry. He currently serves on the Technology Steering Board for the A3 Association for Advancing Automation. Prior to that he was a Board member of the Robotic Industries Association. He was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalist in 2023 and Business Insider 40 Under 40 People to Watch. ​

Matt earned a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechatronics Engineering from the University of Waterloo (2008), and a Master's of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology also from the University of Waterloo (2009).​

Matt is a FIRST alum and resides in Ontario, Canada.