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Kinova Robotics
Products: robot-arm, cobot. Risk band: Low RobotRisk index 9.7/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 5 of 7 among Machinery OEM companies with incidents (130 tracked).
Analyst brief
The record holds a single entry: an FDA Class I correction for the Jaco assistive robotic arm addressing a fire/burn hazard. Class I is the FDA's highest-severity recall classification, though the entry itself reflects a corrective action rather than a documented injury or fatality. Kinova Robotics's index of 9.7 ranks 5 of 7 companies in Machinery OEM with incident history. The record is a single regulator-driven correction with no other entries.
Risk index
9.7/100RobotRisk index
12.6/100Median index across the 7 Machinery OEM companies with incident history (130 tracked, 123 with none)
5 of 7Rank in Machinery OEM (of 7 with incident history)
LowRisk band
Incident timeline
Comparisons over time
Per-type breakdown
| Incident type | Unique incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| recall | 1 | 100% |
Unique incident list
1 unique incident on file for this company.
| Sev | Date | Type | Location | Incident | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 19 Aug 2024 | recall | — | Kinova Jaco assistive robotic arm - FDA Class I correction for fire/burn hazard · All lots/serial numbers of affected Jaco arm models | FDA Medical Device Recal |
S1 19 Aug 2024 · recall · Kinova Jaco assistive robotic arm - FDA Class I correction for fire/burn hazard
| Sev | Date | Supporting source row | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 19 Aug 2024 | Kinova Jaco assistive robotic arm - FDA Class I correction for fire/burn hazard | FDA Medical Device Recal |
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