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Ryan Gariepy
Ryan Gariepy
Born	October 25, 1986 (age 37); Barrie, Ontario
Alma mater	University of Waterloo (BSc, MSc)
Occupation(s)	Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Clearpath Robotics
Relatives	Ray Gariepy (Grandfather)

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Ryan Gariepy (born October 25, 1986) is a Canadian engineer, roboticist, and technology entrepreneur. He co-founded Clearpath Robotics with Matt Rendall, Bryan Webb, and Patrick Martinson in 2009^[1], and subsidiary OTTO Motors in 2015^[2]. Gariepy currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer of both Clearpath Robotics and OTTO Motors. He was an intern at Kiva Systems in 2007 (now Amazon Robotics)^[3].

Early Life

Ryan Gariepy was born in Barrie, Ontario^[4], on October 25, 1986. He later entered the University of Waterloo, and obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Mechatronics Engineering in 2009, and a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2012.

Career

While pursuing his masters degree, Gariepy co-founded Clearpath Robotics, also in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, focused on streamlining field robotics research for universities and private corporations. In 2012, Gariepy became a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Open Source Robotics Foundation^[5]. He also serves as a co-organizer for the Robot Operating System Developer Conference, dating back to 2012^[6].

Gariepy's business and personal interests have led to his involvement in multiple other industry, not-for-profit, and technology organizations, including as a founding member of the Board of Directors of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada^[7] ^[8], an IEEE keynote speaker^[9], and Robotics Faculty Member with Singularity University Canada ^[10]. He is also an associate with Creative Destruction Lab's Space program alongside luminaries such as Chris Hadfield and Anousheh Ansari ^[11].

He appears to be a key person involved in the Clearpath Robotics partnership with Boston Dynamics^[12]^[13].

Advocacy

In 2014 Gariepy is often credited as the first roboticist and first entrepreneur to openly pledge not to make 'killer robots' (Lethal autonomous weapons)^[14]^[15], and continues to back initiatives to ensure AI and autonomous systems are developed ethically^[16].

He has also commented publicly on the social changes widespread automation will bring, as well as the need to conduct further studies regarding basic income^[17]^[18]^[19].

References

[1] ttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clearpath-robotics

[2] ttps://www.crunchbase.com/organization/otto-motors-2

[3] ttps://www.icra2019.org/program/plenary-keynote-speakers

[4] ttps://www.simcoe.com/news-story/5806490-robotics-company-founded-by-barrie-man-expanding-to-silicon-valley/

[5] ttps://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/robotics-software/open-source-robotics-foundation-officially-announced

[6] ttps://roscon.ros.org/2012/organization/

[7] ttps://www.ngen.ca/who-we-are

[8] ttps://financialpost.com/technology/a-robot-in-every-factory-the-230-million-bid-to-help-automate-ontarios-manufacturing-sector

[9] ttps://www.icra2019.org/program/plenary-keynote-speakers#3-ryan-gariepy

[10] ttps://sucanada.org/faculty/ryan-gariepy/

[11] ttps://www.creativedestructionlab.com/people/?stream=space

[12] ttps://techcrunch.com/2020/03/03/boston-dynamics-unveils-otto-motors-collaboration-to-bring-our-robot-overlords-to-the-warehouse/

[13] ttps://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/05/18/boston-dynamics-and-otto-motors-partner-to-develop-warehouse-robotic-solutions/32286/

[14] ttps://www.wired.com/2015/02/can-now-build-autonomous-killing-machines-thats-bad-idea/

[15] ttps://www.armscontrol.org/ACT/2015_09/Features/Getting-to-Know-Ryan-Gariepy

[16] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47259889

[17] ttps://fortune.com/2017/05/24/automation-job-loss-universal-income/

[18] ttps://www.ciodive.com/news/technobabble-technologys-case-for-a-universal-basic-income/444109/

[19] ttps://mitsloan.mit.edu/ideas-made-to-matter/five-ways-to-prepare-tech-employees-future-work

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 Gariepy's business and personal interests have led to his involvement in multiple other industry, not-for-profit, and technology organizations, including as a founding member of the Board of Directors of Next Generation Manufacturing Canada<ref>https://www.ngen.ca/who-we-are</ref> <ref>https://financialpost.com/technology/a-robot-in-every-factory-the-230-million-bid-to-help-automate-ontarios-manufacturing-sector</ref>, an
-[[IEEE]] keynote speaker<ref>https://www.icra2019.org/program/plenary-keynote-speakers#3-ryan-gariepy</ref>., and Robotics Faculty Member with [[Singularity University]] Canada <ref>https://sucanada.org/faculty/ryan-gariepy/</ref>. He is also an associate with [[Creative Destruction Lab]]'s Space program alongside luminaries such as [[Chris Hadfield]] and [[Anousheh Ansari]] <ref>https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/people/?stream=space</ref>.
+[[IEEE]] keynote speaker<ref>https://www.icra2019.org/program/plenary-keynote-speakers#3-ryan-gariepy</ref>, and Robotics Faculty Member with [[Singularity University]] Canada <ref>https://sucanada.org/faculty/ryan-gariepy/</ref>. He is also an associate with [[Creative Destruction Lab]]'s Space program alongside luminaries such as [[Chris Hadfield]] and [[Anousheh Ansari]] <ref>https://www.creativedestructionlab.com/people/?stream=space</ref>.
 He appears to be a key person involved in the [[Clearpath Robotics]] partnership with [[Boston Dynamics]]<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/03/boston-dynamics-unveils-otto-motors-collaboration-to-bring-our-robot-overlords-to-the-warehouse/</ref><ref>https://roboticsandautomationnews.com/2020/05/18/boston-dynamics-and-otto-motors-partner-to-develop-warehouse-robotic-solutions/32286/</ref>.