Soft Robotics Inc. Receives 2015 Game Changer Award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Sept. 28, 2015 - PRLog -- Soft Robotics’ Soft Adaptive Gripper system has won a RoboBusiness 2015 Game Changer Award, as announced during conference in San Jose last week. According to Robotics Business Review, “The Game Changer Awards honor both the products and innovators pushing the robotics industry forward in critical areas.”

This year's winners were selected by a panel of technology experts from the International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems and the investment community. Judges rated products based on standout attributes, design, functionality, benefit to robotics and impact within its primary application area. Winners were announced at RoboBusiness on September 23, 2015 at an awards luncheon.

“Soft Robotics is focused on solving one of the most important problems in robotics, which is enabling true adaptability and therefore opening new markets to automation solutions. We’re honored to receive this award,” said Carl Vause, CEO of Soft Robotics Inc.

The adaptive nature of the Soft Robotics technology allows a single robot to handle an unprecedented range of objects, regardless of shape, size, or weight, with no tool or software changes between cycles. Soft Robotics has demonstrated the ability to grasp bags of rice, raw food, bars of soap, boxes of toothpaste, and clothing all with a single device. This Game Changing capability will address unmet needs in existing markets and unlock new markets, like food processing, to automation solutions.

Learn more about Soft Robotics Inc. today, and see our technology in action on our YouTube page.