He's big, red, strong and has an enigmatic gaze: meet Baxter, your future workmate. Unveiled this week by Rethink Robotics, based in Boston, the $22,000 robot is being touted as the next big thing in robotics: an affordable, intelligent bit of manufacturing equipment that can safely work alongside humans. Although $22,000 might sound a lot, a multitasking PR2 robot from Willow Garage, in Menlo Park, California, still comes in at more than $280,000.
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