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Meet Sawyer, a new robot that wants to revolutionize manufacturing

By Time

Apr 02, 2015

There’s a new robot in town.

Meet Sawyer, a new robot unveiled recently by Rethink Robotics, a Boston-based robotics company aiming to make factories more efficient, safer and more productive.

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