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Barrett Technology

United StatesFounded 1988

Innovation in Care — Precision in Motion

Barrett Technology manufactures advanced robotic manipulators and medical robots. The company's flagship WAM (Whole-Arm Manipulation) is a 7-DOF backdrivable robotic arm known for human-like dexterity, zero-backlash cable-drive systems, and safe human interaction. Barrett also produces the BarrettHand gripper and FDA-registered medical robots through its Barrett Medical division. The WAM is used in research, manufacturing, and space applications (NASA contracts). Key differentiators include gearless Puck motor controls, transparent backdrivability, and hyper-dexterity. The company operates in the US and serves academic, industrial, and aerospace sectors.

Company facts

HQ
Newton, United States
Founded
1988 · 38 yrs

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Awards & recognition

  • Robotic Industries Association Joseph Engelberger Award for Technology Leadership2003spinoff.nasa.gov
  • Guinness World Records — Most Advanced Robotic Arm2000barrett.com

Milestones

  1. Received the Robotic Industries Association's Joseph Engelberger Award for Technology Leadership

  2. Barrett Technology founded by Bill Townsend to commercialize the WAM robotic arm developed at MIT

Active products by Barrett Technology

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1BarrettHand™ BH8-282Industrial Arm49.0