Augmentus AutoPath

Augmentus is a Singapore-based AI robotics software company with an office in Texas, USA. It targets high-mix manufacturing, where programming industrial robots by teach pendant or code takes hours for every new part and blocks automation of welding, spraying and finishing.

AutoPath lets operators open a CAD model or 3D scan, describe the job in plain language and generate a robot tool path automatically. The software checks reach, collisions, singularities and joint limits in simulation, then exports native code for ABB, FANUC, KUKA, Yaskawa, Kawasaki, Universal Robots and Techman. AutoPath Standard works from CAD on a PC beside the robot; AutoPath Pro adds 3D perception to adapt to part variation.

• Plain-language programming: operators describe the job and AI generates the robot program.
• CAD and scan input: works from CAD models or 3D scans of real parts.
• Process skills library: built-in and shop-specific skills for welding, spraying, sanding and polishing.
• Pre-motion checks: resolves reach, collision, singularity and joint-limit issues in simulation.
• Native code export: outputs programs for seven major robot brands.
• 3D perception (Pro): localises parts and adapts paths to part variation.

A Vietnamese steel structure or mechanical workshop can automate welding of small batches without hiring robot programmers. A furniture or metal parts plant can automate spray painting and sanding. An aerospace or energy component supplier can program thermal spray and polishing robots from scans.

The company states robot programs are generated over 36 times faster than conventional programming, in under 20 minutes versus 9 to 12 hours manually. Operators without coding skills can program robots. Simulation checks catch collisions and reach problems before the robot moves, reducing trial-and-error on the shop floor.

Labour shortages and rising wages push Southeast Asian metal fabrication, aerospace and heavy industry suppliers toward robotic welding and finishing. High-mix production makes traditional robot programming uneconomic, so no-code and AI-generated robot paths are becoming a key enabler.

Augmentus has offices in Singapore and Pflugerville, Texas. In October 2025 it received a strategic investment from Applied Ventures, the venture arm of Applied Materials, to scale in aerospace, automotive, energy and heavy industry. Recognition includes the ABB Value Provider Award and Forbes Asia 100 to Watch.