Carl Vause is CEO of Soft Robotics Inc. Vause partnered with Dr. George Whitesides of Harvard University in 2013 to explore commercial applications for the groundbreaking soft robotics work pioneered at the Whitesides Research Group, in partnership with DARPA. Soft Robotics was formed to commercialize this research in late 2013, and Vause joined as CEO. Prior to joining Soft Robotics, Vause held a variety of senior positions in global technology companies.