BOSTON — If you grab the hand of a two-armed robot named Baxter, it will turn its head and a pair of cartoon eyes — displayed on a tablet-size computer-screen “face” — will peer at you with interest. Multimedia The Co-Worker of the Future The Co-Worker of the Future Close Video See More Videos » RSS Feed Get Science News From The New York Times » Enlarge This Image Alex Simpkins and Mike Kelley REFINEMENT IN MOTION: Robotics designers seek to have their machines emulate human gestures and positions. The sensation that Baxter conveys is not creepy, but benign, perhaps even disarmingly friendly. And that is intentional. Baxter, the first product of Rethink...
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