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Baxter Helping Stonecutting Tools Manufacturer

Rethink Robotics issues new press release on how Baxter is helping a Stonecutting Tools Manufacturer increase productivity.

“Manufacturers that are slow to embrace collaborative robots and other enabling technologies will lose significant ground to competitors willing to make that move," said Norman Akley, President at Trow & Holden.

Read the whole press release here.

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Rethink Robotics Announces $26.6 Million Series D Round of Financing

Rethink Robotics announced $26.6 million in Series D financing today.  New Investors GE Ventures and Goldman Sachs bring the cumulative investment to $100 million.  All of their earlier investors also participated in the round.

Read the full press release here.

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Robotics Business Review Article on Intera 3.1

The Robotics Business Review has released a new article on the latest revision of Baxter software, Intera 3.1.  In this release, Baxter can now use its vision systems to better adapt to changes in its environment.  Read the article here.

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Schneider Electric Deploys Baxter

New article from Automation World describes how Schneider Electric is using Baxter robots on their factory floor.  Read the entire article here.

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Robotiq Gripper Now Compatible with the Baxter Research Robot

Today Robotiq announced a new package that allows the user to easily install their 2-Finger-85 Adaptive Gripper on the Baxter Research Robot. The 2-Finger Adaptive Gripper kit for Baxter Research Robot includes: 

Gripper

Modbus TCP/IP Controller

5 m communication cable

USB configuration cable

Mechanical adapter plate with screws for Baxter

A video of the robot and gripper in action can be found here.

For more information, contact MSI Tec at [phone].

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Baxter Robot Featured in Assembly Magazine

The February 2014 issue of Assembly Magazine features the Baxter robot (among others) in a piece titled 'Human-Robot Collaboration Comes of Age.'  Read the article here.

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Baxter works 2,160 straight hours at Rodon Group

A Baxter robot recently worked 2,160 straight hours at the Hatfield, Pa. location of Rodon Group. At this injection molding factory, Baxter was responsible for picking plastic parts off the line, placing them in a box, and separating them with inserts.

Read the USA Today article here.