A robot for small, midsize manufacturers
Photo credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette / Bob Donaldson | Anthony Jules, right, gets a demonstration of Rethink Robotics' Baxter user programmable robot from product manager Mike Bugda. ( Oct. 25, 2012)
Work wanted: willing to do light parts-handling for $4 an hour for 40 hours or more weekly. Overtime wages not required. Health care, 401(k) plan, vacation, sick leave and other benefits need not be provided.
If you're thinking the job candidate is a member of the oppressed working class in China or a Third World country, think again.
It's Baxter, an American-made robot launched recently,...
