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Rethink Robotics signs up 10 new partners in eight months

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Rethink Robotics’ Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots
Rethink Robotics’ Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots

Rethink Robotics says it has reached partnership agreements with 10 separate companies in seven different countries in the past eight months.

Rethink, which makes collaborative robots it gives human names like “Baxter” and “Sawyer”, recently arranged inaugural global channel partner summit in Boston which was attended by more than 30 of its partner companies.

The companies discussed market trends in the rapidly growing collaborative robotics industry at the summit, which was the first meet of its kind for the group. [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics signs up 10 new partners in eight months

Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer makes first appearance at Hannover Messe

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Rethink Robotics’ Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots
Rethink Robotics’ Baxter and Sawyer collaborative robots

Sawyer robots to demonstrate three different manufacturing tasks on the show floor

Rethink Robotics will showcase its high performance Sawyer robot at Hannover Messe 2016, providing the international audience an opportunity to see how smart, collaborative robots are changing the game in the global manufacturing marketplace.

Germany is a cornerstone market in Europe for Rethink Robotics’ continued global expansion, as manufacturers continue to deploy Sawyer robots to deliver on the promise of Industrie 4.0.  [Read more…] about Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer makes first appearance at Hannover Messe

Industrial robot maker Rethink Robotics signs up new distributors

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Sawyer robot to be distributed by automation providers in France, UK and Israel 

Rethink Robotics is continuing its global expansion with new distribution partnerships with four separate automation providers three different countries.

In France, Rethink has signed up Humarobotics; in the UK, two companies – Active8 Robots and Cobotix; and iCobots in Israel.

Rethink says its new distribution partners will “help manufacturers gain flexibility and improve production processes by deploying Rethink’s smart, collaborative Sawyer robot”.  [Read more…] about Industrial robot maker Rethink Robotics signs up new distributors

Rethink signs deal to manufacture its robots in China

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Rethink Robotics has reached an agreement with a company in China to manufacture its products in the world’s most populous nation and fastest-growing market for industrial robots. 

This is according to a report by the official state news agency, Xinhua.

The Chinese company is called Cothink Robotics and is based in Hunan, a province located nearer to the middle of the country.

Under the terms of the deal, Cothink will set up a factory in collaboration the local government and Rethink. All three parties seem to have a stake in the joint enterprise.  [Read more…] about Rethink signs deal to manufacture its robots in China