# Baxter: robot model

Canonical ID: `9d259f5f-8bfa-4cbb-ae35-336e9b9056d4`

- **Slug:** rethink-baxter
- **Form factor:** cobot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **arms:** 2
- **year:** 2012
- **class:** dual-arm collaborative robot

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## 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.


## Sources (1)

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

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