How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker

To view this e-mail as a web page, go here ADVERTISEMENT Forward to a friend | Print CONNECT WITH US:    technology and science news October 4, 2012 How Rethink Robotics Built Its New Baxter Robot Worker Baxter, an industrial robot from Rethink Robotics based on the vision of Rodney Brooks—possibly the world's most celebrated roboticist—makes its debut this month. Brooks, who is also the start-up's founder, chairman, and CTO, is optimistic that Baxter will unleash a revolution in manufacturing because of the many ways in which it is unlike any other industrial robot. Its two arms, each with seven degrees of freedom, don't move with superhuman speed and precision. But the machine adapts to changes in its environment, and can be programmed to take on a new task by a person with no robotics experience. And while a traditional two-armed robot, including sensors and programming, will typically set you back hundreds of thousands of dollars, Baxter costs just US $22 000. ADVERTISEMENT Electronic Implants That Disappear Implants that dissolve in the body after they've done their work could solve biocompatibility problems Magnetic Microbots to Fight Cancer Magnets steer medical microbots through blood vessels A Revolutionary Cancer Treatment Device Inspired by the Mosquito Fiber-optic microneedle will deliver chemotherapy drugs--or more-cutting-edge nanoparticles Brain-Computer Interface for Spinal Cord Injury Sensors use the brain's electrical signals to power a robotic arm New Study Indicates Nanoparticles Do Not Pass Through Skin Evidence mounting that nanoparticles in sunscreens and cosmetics may not pose a risk Motion Sensor Accurate to the Diameter of a Single Nucleus New microelectromechanical sensor exploits evanescent tails to bring distance measurement close to the theoretical limit of precision. Machine Vision Sees Into Chickens' Futures Software scans video for early indications of poultry problems Obama to Win--Contrary to Many Forecasts Prediction models that focus on the economy miss some key data SPONSORED WHITE PAPERS AND WEBINARS Register for Today's Webinar: TSV & Interposer: Modeling, Design & Characterization The goal of this webinar is to demonstrate a complete design methodology for TSVs used in interposers by means of three 3D full wave electromagnetic simulations. Whitepaper: A New Approach to Automotive Electric & Electronic Engineering Life-Cycle Management This paper discusses how both original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers in the automotive industry are challenged to keep pace with the fast-growing amount of electric and electronic (E/E) content in today's vehicles.

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