The global Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots market size is predicted to grow from US$ 453 million in 2025 to US$ 580 million in 2032; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% from 2026 to 2032.

In 2025, global Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots production reached approximately 4.2 million, with an average global market price of around USUS$ 110 per unit. In 2025, the global s total production capacity of Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots reached 5.2 million. The industry average gross profit margin of this product reached 61%.Food-grade robotic soft grippers are robotic end effectors specifically designed for the food industry. Their core feature is the use of materials that meet food contact safety standards, and they have obtained international certifications such as FDA and EC 1935/2004. Utilizing the materials softness and adaptive deformation capabilities, they can gently and firmly grasp various irregular, fragile, or moist food items. While achieving automation, they effectively prevent contamination, damage, or deformation of the items, meeting the stringent hygiene and safety requirements of food processing and packaging.

The industry chain is clearly divided into upstream, midstream, and downstream. The upstream mainly consists of suppliers of core raw materials and components such as food-grade elastomer materials, sensors, and pneumatic/electric components. The midstream comprises the R&D and manufacturing manufacturers of soft grippers, who possess key technologies such as structural design, drive control, and material forming. The downstream is widely used in food processing, packaging, and catering services, and is expanding into industries such as medical and precision electronics that require clean and flexible operation.

This market has broad prospects and strong growth momentum. This is mainly driven by the upgrading of automation in the food industry, rising labor costs, and increasing food safety requirements. Future development trends will focus on materials science innovation, deep integration with collaborative robots and artificial intelligence to achieve smarter adaptive gripping, and further cost reduction through large-scale application, thereby replacing manual labor and traditional rigid clamps in more scenarios.

Infinity Market Research newest research report, the Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots Industry Forecast looks at past sales and reviews total world Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots sales in 2025, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots sales for 2026 through 2032. With Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots industry.

This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms unique position in an accelerating global Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots market.

This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots.

This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.

Segmentation by Type:

    Hydraulic Drive
    Electric Drive
    Pneumatic Drive
    Segmentation by Structural Design:
    2 Fingers
    3 Fingers
    4 Fingers
    Others
    Segmentation by Materials:
    Homogeneous Soft Materials
    Composite Materials

Segmentation by Application:

    Food Processing
    Food Packging
    Catering Service
    Others

This report also splits the market by region:

    Americas
        United States
        Canada
        Mexico
        Brazil
    APAC
        China
        Japan
        Korea
        Southeast Asia
        India
        Australia
    Europe
        Germany
        France
        UK
        Italy
        Russia
    Middle East & Africa
        Egypt
        South Africa
        Israel
        Turkey
        GCC Countries

The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the companys coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.

    Soft Robot Technology Co., Ltd. (Schmalz Group)
    Elephant Robotics
    Dorna Robotics
    Piab AB
    SoftGripping GmbH
    KUKA AG
    SMC
    Soft Robot Technology Co., Ltd.
    Robot Anno
    Ubiros
    Festo
    NITTA
    OnRobot
    Bridgestone
    Suzhou Rochu Robotics
    Tulip Techs
    ROCHU
    EMI Corp
    Tech-Labs Pro
    Dobot Robotics

Key Questions Addressed in this Report

What is the 10-year outlook for the global Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots market?
What factors are driving Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Food Grade Soft Grippers for Robots break out by Type, by Application?