What’s red, stands 6-foot-3 when on a pedestal, has two arms and a big smile, and can work 24/7 without ever taking breaks for coffee or the bathroom?
Baxter, the collaborative robot, of course.
Baxter loves to load, unload, sort, count and handle parts. He has a brother named Sawyer, and both were created to take over boring repetitive jobs, freeing up we humanoids for more complex tasks. But their real skills lie in the fact that they have been able to increase speed, precision and accuracy for companies like Donnelly Custom Manufacturing in Alexandria, Minnesota.
