Soft Robotics Inc.
Visual AI platform for quality inspection and robotic guidance
- Sector
- Robotics
- Headquarters
- Bedford, MA
- Founded
- 2012
- Latest Form D
- $31.7M, Dec 2022
- Total capital
- $56.4M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $56.3M
- 3 Form D · last Dec 2022
- 47 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- $15K
- 1 award · Commerce
- Rank in Robotics#80 of 544
- Granted patents
- 40
- first 2020
- Rank in peer group#2 of 39
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$31.7M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$20.2M
- Federal contractCommerce · Robotic Hand$15K
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$4.5M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 39 peers
Line = medianRobotics · Software
- Granted patents#2 · top 5%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Adam M. SharkawyDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carl E. VauseExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Carmichael RobertsDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- George M. WhitesidesDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Jeff BeckExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Kevin DunlapDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Show all 9 people
- Peter M. BiroExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Rory M. O'DriscollDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Yuquan M. WangDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 40 granted of 40- GrantedSoft Robotic Actuator EnhancementsUSPTOUS 12,145,259
- GrantedField-assembled Soft Gripping For Industrial And Collaborative RobotsUSPTOUS 12,134,184
- GrantedUser-assisted Robotic Control SystemsUSPTOUS 12,053,877
Show all 40 patent records
- Soft Robotic Actuator EnhancementsNov 19, 2024 · US 12,145,259Granted
- Field-assembled Soft Gripping For Industrial And Collaborative RobotsNov 5, 2024 · US 12,134,184Granted
- User-assisted Robotic Control SystemsAug 6, 2024 · US 12,053,877Granted
- Soft Actuator Having A Texturizable Gripping SurfaceNov 28, 2023 · US 11,826,905Granted
- Self-contained Robotic Gripper SystemSep 12, 2023 · US 11,752,641Granted
- Picking, Placing, And Scanning Bagged Clothing And Other ArticlesAug 29, 2023 · US 11,738,893Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuator EnhancementsAug 29, 2023 · US 11,738,471Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuator Attachment Hub And Grasper Assembly, Reinforced Actuators, And Electroadhesive ActuatorsAug 22, 2023 · US 11,731,292Granted
- Field- Assembled Soft Gripping For Industrial And Collaborative RobotsJul 4, 2023 · US 11,691,297Granted
- User-assisted Robotic Control SystemsMay 30, 2023 · US 11,660,759Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators Utilizing Asymmetric SurfacesMay 16, 2023 · US 11,648,663Granted
- Pressurizing Housing For A Soft Robotic ActuatorFeb 21, 2023 · US 11,584,002Granted
- Servo-pneumatic Control Systems For Soft Robotic ActuatorsJul 19, 2022 · US 11,389,955Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators For Positioning, Packaging, And AssemblingMar 29, 2022 · US 11,286,144Granted
- Soft Actuators With Tapered Or Skewed StructuresFeb 15, 2022 · US 11,247,348Granted
- User-assisted Robotic Control SystemsNov 23, 2021 · US 11,179,856Granted
- User-assisted Robotic Control SystemsNov 16, 2021 · US 11,173,615Granted
- User-assisted Robotic Control SystemsNov 9, 2021 · US 11,167,422Granted
- Self-contained Robotic Gripper SystemNov 2, 2021 · US 11,161,251Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators For Positioning, Packaging, And AssemblingOct 26, 2021 · US 11,154,992Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuator EnhancementsSep 7, 2021 · US 11,110,616Granted
- Field- Assembled Soft Gripping For Industrial And Collaborative RobotsAug 17, 2021 · US 11,090,818Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuator Attachment Hub And Grasper Assembly, Reinforced Actuators, And Electroadhesive ActuatorsAug 3, 2021 · US 11,077,565Granted
- User-assisted Robotic Control SystemsAug 3, 2021 · US 11,077,562Granted
- End Of Arm Tools For Soft Robotic SystemsJul 27, 2021 · US 11,072,080Granted
- Fasteners With Reduced Bacterial Harborage Points, Sealing Capabilities, And Component Protection FeaturesJul 13, 2021 · US 11,059,188Granted
- End Of Arm Tools For Soft Robotic SystemsJun 29, 2021 · US 11,045,959Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators Utilizing Asymmetric SurfacesJun 8, 2021 · US 11,027,423Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators Utilizing Asymmetric SurfacesApr 13, 2021 · US 10,974,382Granted
- Modular Robotic SystemsMar 16, 2021 · US 10,946,531Granted
- Soft Robotic Grippers For Cluttered Grasping Environments, High Acceleration Movements, Food Manipulation, And Automated Storage And Retrieval SystemsJan 12, 2021 · US 10,889,004Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators And Methods Of Manufacturing The SameDec 1, 2020 · US 10,850,401Granted
- Pressurizing Housing For A Soft Robotic ActuatorDec 1, 2020 · US 10,850,391Granted
- Enhancement Of Soft Robotic Grippers Through Integration Of Stiff StructuresJul 7, 2020 · US 10,702,992Granted
- Structure For A Robotic End EffectorJun 2, 2020 · US 10,668,629Granted
- End Of Arm Tools For Soft Robotic SystemsMay 26, 2020 · US 10,661,447Granted
- End Of Arm Tools For Soft Robotic SystemsApr 28, 2020 · US 10,632,625Granted
- Soft Robotic Actuators For Positioning, Packaging, And AssemblingMar 24, 2020 · US 10,597,275Granted
- Self-contained Robotic Gripper SystemMar 3, 2020 · US 10,576,640Granted
- End Of Arm Tools For Soft Robotic SystemsFeb 25, 2020 · US 10,569,422Granted
Related companies, and why
- ParametricSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $57K in contracts
- KODIAK ROBOTICS, INC.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · $49K in contracts
- ORION LABS LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $44K in contracts
- Intrinsic LLCSimilar federal contract value in Robotics · $500 in contracts
- Restaurant-Tech, Inc.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
- Ultra Robotics Corp.Similar federal contract value in Robotics · null in contracts
Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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