We have not seen the last of Sawyer the collaborative robot. Hahn Group, a German automation specialist, has acquired all of the patents and trademarks from Rethink Robotics, including the Intera 5 software platform. The Hahn Group says it will further develop Rethink’s technology, “combining it with German engineering and know-how of industrial applications.” Hahn Group says it “intends […]
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Rethink Robotics closes its doors
Rethink Robotics, the Boston, Mass.-based maker of collaborative robots Baxter and Sawyer, shut its doors today. Rethink was founded in 2008 and raised nearly $150 million to date, according to Crunchbase. It’s last round of funding was an $18 million Series E in August 2017. Rethink Robotics CEO Scott Eckert confirmed the news via email…