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Robot model

Baxter

Rethink Robotics' Baxter, introduced in 2012, was a dual-arm collaborative robot with an animated-face display, designed for safe operation alongside workers…

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Manufacturer
Rethink Robotics
Form factor
cobot
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

  • 1

    Sources on record

  • 0

    Tracked changes

  • Updated recently

    Last verified change

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Overview

Rethink Robotics' Baxter, introduced in 2012, was a dual-arm collaborative robot with an animated-face display, designed for safe operation alongside workers on light manufacturing and packaging tasks; it helped pioneer the collaborative-robot category.

Verified vs. claimed

Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

Safety record

No incidents on record for Baxter.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/franka-a-robot-arm-thats-safe-low-cost-and-can-replicate-itself

Common questions

What is Baxter?
Rethink Robotics' Baxter, introduced in 2012, was a dual-arm collaborative robot with an animated-face display, designed for safe operation alongside workers on light manufacturing and packaging tasks; it helped pioneer the collaborative-robot category.
Who makes Baxter?
Baxter is made by Rethink Robotics, based in Boston, MA.
Where is Baxter deployed?
No verified deployments of Baxter are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Baxter safe?
Baxter has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-06-28

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-06-28

Maturity + lifecycle

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: cobot

Sources by quality tier

1
secondary-industry-publication
Industry publication

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Baxter.

Recent coverage

Baxter in third-party press

‘Check back in 15 years’: Robotics legend Rodney Brooks rejects AI hype but won’t call it a bubble - The Boston Globe

Feb 24, 2026

Rethink Robotics shuts down — again - The Robot Report

Sep 16, 2025

A robot named Baxter wanted to change the world of work, but his career ended early - CNBC

Sep 1, 2022