# Mark Chiappetta

> Mark Chiappetta is the president and CEO of Oxipital AI, a Bedford, Massachusetts company that builds AI-driven machine vision for factory lines that pick, count, and inspect food. He is an electrical engineer who spent 30-plus years in robotics, including a run as a corporate VP at iRobot and eight years growing Soft Robotics from an early gripper startup. In 2024 he took the top job at Soft Robotics, then engineered the pivot that spun the company's 3D vision and AI software into Oxipital AI while the gripper hardware business was sold off. His pitch is that food processors will not rip out human lines for robots overnight, so Oxipital sells the eyes and brains first and the hands later.

- **Role:** President and CEO at Oxipital AI
- **Organizations:** Oxipital AI, Soft Robotics, iRobot, BionX Medical Technologies (BiOM), Tekscan, Infineon Technologies, GHSP, Pitney Bowes
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Graduate study, New York University - Polytechnic School of Engineering
- **Known for:** Grew Soft Robotics from an early-stage startup to a recognized supplier of robotic picking and inspection solutions over eight years, Led the strategic pivot that carved Oxipital AI out of Soft Robotics' vision and AI software while the gripper hardware business was divested, As Corporate VP of Advanced Systems & Technology at iRobot, managed a large R&D organization and oversaw strategic acquisitions

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Joined Soft Robotics as founding Chief Technology Officer
- **2021** — Promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Soft Robotics
- **2024** — Appointed President and CEO of Soft Robotics (February)
- **2024** — Led spinoff of mGripAI 3D vision and AI technology into Oxipital AI; became its President and CEO
- **current** — Board Director at Tekscan; Board Advisor at Infineon Technologies and GHSP

## Achievements

- Grew Soft Robotics from an early-stage startup to a recognized supplier of robotic picking and inspection solutions over eight years
- Led the strategic pivot that carved Oxipital AI out of Soft Robotics' vision and AI software while the gripper hardware business was divested
- As Corporate VP of Advanced Systems & Technology at iRobot, managed a large R&D organization and oversaw strategic acquisitions
- Led a turnaround of medical-device startup BionX (BiOM) as SVP of Engineering & Product Development

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Named President and CEO of Soft Robotics.
- **2024** — Soft Robotics exited the gripper business and launched Oxipital AI around its 3D vision and AI software; Chiappetta became president and CEO.
- **2025-03** — Shared Oxipital AI customer case studies and competitive product summaries on LinkedIn.

## Links

- Website: https://oxipitalai.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markchiappetta/

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Last updated: 2026-07-09