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Inception Robotics

Corporate marketmedicalCurated record
inceptionrobotics.ai

MedSort™: compact autonomous pharmacy-sorting robot (3 ft × 3 ft × 6 ft footprint) that processes returned medications at 150 medicines/hour across 80+ categories; 100% offline and secure operation; hardware-as-a-service model with one-time setup fee plus monthly subscription; selected for MassRobotics 5th Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort (Jan–May 2026).

HeadquartersCollege Park, US
Founded2021
Corporate funding$2M
Team1-10
Deployments0
Open roles0
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed
FoundersUtsav Patel (Co-founder & CEO), Abhishek Kathpal (Co-founder & CTO)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintPharmacy automation; MedSort targets hospital and retail pharmacy returned-medication restocking; HaaS model; US only; active in MassRobotics 2026 Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst (Jan–May 2026)
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemedical

MedSort

  • Sorts 150 medicines per hour across 80+ categories; compact 3 ft × 3 ft × 6 ft footprint; 100% offline and secure; processes up to 2,000 medications per cycle

    Vendor-stated throughput, categorization breadth, physical dimensions, and security posture of the MedSort pharmacy automation robot

    Claim source
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordUS National Science Foundation (NSF SBIR)MTech Ventures
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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2026-01-01Selected for MassRobotics 5th Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst cohort (Jan–May 2026)MassRobotics
2022-03-15Received $275K NSF SBIR institutional grant; earliest disclosed funding roundTracxn
2021-01-01Founded in College Park, MarylandInception Robotics
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Source ledger

5 unique public sources

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MedSort – Inception RoboticsInception Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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SBIR Award 209607 – Inception Robotics LLC, DoD/Army SBIR Phase II (CoRTES)SBIR.gov · retrieved 2026-07-05
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MassRobotics Announces 5th Cohort of Healthcare Robotics Startup Catalyst ProgramMassRobotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Inception Robotics – Funding and InvestorsTracxn · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Inception RoboticsInception Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05