Robot types: Lab automation. Risk band: Low
RobotRisk index 11.9/100 (severity- and time-weighted incidents) · ranked 21 of 25 among Medical robotics companies with incidents (274 tracked).
Analyst brief
Tecan's record shows three entries spanning 2014 to 2016, all FDA recalls of laboratory/diagnostic instruments: a Class III recall of the Infinite 200PRO (severity 2) in 2014, a Class II recall of the Infinite F500 in vitro diagnostic system (severity 3) in 2015, and a Class II recall of the SUNRISE instrument (severity 3) in 2016. The record is entirely regulator-driven, consisting exclusively of FDA recall classifications with no press-originated incidents. The pattern shows repeated product-quality actions on laboratory automation equipment over a three-year span, with severity concentrated in the low-to-moderate FDA recall classes rather than injury or fatality events.
Risk index
11.9/100RobotRisk index
21.8/100Median index across the 25 Medical robotics companies with incident history (274 tracked, 249 with none)
21 of 25Rank in Medical robotics (of 25 with incident history)