Rethink Robotics has released a 2 armed robot named Baxter.  In the following article in the NY Times
 from September 18, 2012, you can read about this new product from the latest startup founded by Rodney Brooks, robotics pioneer coming from MIT.

Perhaps this trend towards cooperation between robots and people in the workplace will lead to more applications for robotic simulation as well??

Here is the text of the article as reprinted on the Rethink Robotics website: