# Rethinking Robotic Welding with Physical AI

Mark walks through the full process from digital CAD to high-quality welds using a Path welding cell. He explains how Obsidian™, Path's physical AI model for manufacturing, transforms traditional robots from rigid, repeat-only machines into real-time perception and decision-making systems that can see, understand, and adapt in real time.

## Format
Recorded Webinar

## Speaker
Mark Flatt

## Duration
~30 Minutes

## Access
Instant after signup

## About the Speaker

### Mark Flatt
Welding Solutions Engineer, Path Robotics

Mark Flatt is a Welding Solutions Engineer at Path Robotics, where he works directly with manufacturers to deploy physical-AI welding cells on real production parts. In this session he demos the full pipeline—CAD to weld—on a Path cell powered by Obsidian™.

## What You'll See
- **CAD to Weld in Real Time**: A live walkthrough of how a digital part goes from CAD to a high-quality weld on a Path cell.
- **Obsidian™ in Action**: Path's physical AI model perceives the part, plans the weld, and adapts on the fly—without programming.
- **Robots That See and Adapt**: How Physical AI turns rigid, repeat-only robots into perception and decision-making systems.
- **Why This Matters for Your Shop**: What this means for high-mix, low-volume welding and the skilled labor shortage.