 ONExia to Distribute Revolutionary Baxter™ Robot from Rethink Robotics in Mid-Atlantic RegionThe revolutionary Baxter robot, announced last week by Rethink Robotics, will be sold through distributors, and ONExia is proud to be among them. Baxter is a new category of robot that will redefine the way robots can be used in manufacturing.
By: ONExia, Inc. 
BxWeb_010_Silo Today’s announcement from Rethink Robotics of Baxter™, “a revolutionary new category of robot”, according to the company, caps months of speculation since the company changed its name from Heartland Robotics and announced plans to unveil a new robot late in 2012. Founder Rodney Brooks, who is the former Director of MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, as well as the co-founder of iRobot and inventor of the successful Roomba vacuum, said today, “Baxter is redefining the way robots can be used in manufacturing environments. It performs a variety of simple, yet critical production tasks while safely and intelligently working next to people.” How? According to Brooks, unlike traditional industrial robots, Baxter exhibits behavior-based ‘common sense,’ capable of sensing and adapting to its task and its environment. It requires no complex programming or costly integration. And with its uniquely low price point, Baxter provides a compelling alternative to low-cost offshoring for manufacturers of all sizes. As a result, Baxter is being introduced into a wide range of plants that could never previously consider a robotic automation solution. “It feels like a true Macintosh moment for the robot world,” former Apple executive Tony Fadell, who oversaw the development of the iPhone and iPod, said in today’s New York Times, referring to the Apple computer which revolutionized the personal computer market. ONExia is currently one of only seven companies in the United States to distribute Baxter. Rethink Robotics is based in Boston, Massachusetts. “Baxter will be revolutionary to manufacturing in America, and specifically to small-to-midsize companies employing material handling,” said Greg Selke, CEO at ONExia. “Never before have humans been able to work side-by-side with robots, which have traditionally been dangerous, cumbersome and prohibitively expensive.” ONExia, will be taking Baxter™ on the road in October to demonstrate to media and customers throughout the region. See http://www.onexia.com/ CONTACT: Don Dagen, Business Development Manager, at (610) 431-7271 ext. 325 or via email at ddagen@onexia.com. A media day is being planned for the company’s West Chester, PA headquarters in mid-October. Interested media should contact ddagen@onexia.com for details. ONExia, Inc. was established in 2001 with history that dates back to the founding of Multitech, Inc. in 1984. Rethink Robotics was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit http://www.onexia.com. Photo: https://www.prlog.org/ End
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