As opposed to traditional robots, which are programmed to follow a specific set ... Extra dials, buttons, and controls are available on Baxter's arm for more precision and features.

If the $2k price tag is still too steep, though, there are other ways of getting into robotics without diving headfirst into a Baxter-like robot.

Small fiddly tasks that might be difficult for a human to do are a snap for a well-designed robotic arm! Baxter was the first dual-arm robot designed to work with people. When used in ...

Photo: Rethink Robotics. Rethink Robotics, headed by well-known robot designer Rodney Brooks, introduces a $22,000 robot that it says will allow more small and midsize manufacturers to use ...

Haddington Dynamics, the company behind the Dexter robot arm that won the 2018 Hackaday Prize, has opened its first microfactory to build robot arms for Australia and Southeast Asia. You may ...

Instead of building a robotic arm, the victors used a sliding mechanism ... when it programmed a Baxter robot to take part.