Mark Chiappetta

Mark Chiappetta, CTO of Soft Robotics, is a high energy technology leader with over 25 years of experience in high growth, start-up and mid-size companies. He is an established inventor with over 30 issued and numerous additional pending patents in the field of robotics and automation, and remains proficient in the design, development, and manufacture of revolutionary products utilizing the latest in robotics technologies. Before joining Soft Robotics, Inc., Chiappetta spent 2.5 years at BIONX Medical Technologies as Senior Vice President of R&D where he oversaw the development of the emPower robotic ankle-foot prosthesis and 15 years at iRobot Corporation in a variety of technical and leadership roles with his last being Vice President of iRobot’s Advanced Systems and Technology group. Earlier in his career, he worked for Joseph F. Engelberger, who is known world-wide as the “Father of Robotics.