As a sign of the strength of the Boston and international robotics community, Universal Robots has hired more than 20 former employees of closed competitor Rethink Robotics.
Rethink Robotics: A look inside the cobot maker’s shutdown
Why did Rethink Robotics shut down? It’s a combination of design, target market, and timing, finds our editor.
Hahn Group acquires Sawyer IP from defunct Rethink Robotics
The Sawyer collaborative robot will live on past the shutdown of Rethink Robotics, thanks to IP purchased by HAHN Group.
Robotics industry mourns Rethink Robotics shutdown
Rethink Robotics received a virtual wake, as industry observers commented on the shutdown of the cobot pioneer.
Cobot pioneer Rethink Robotics shuts down
Rethink Robotics, whose Baxter and Sawyer helped popularize the idea of collaborative robots, has shut down.