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"A new autonomous vehicle, called evoBOT, has completed its first practical
trials in the cargo terminal and on the apron at Munich Airport.
The robot, developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and
Logistics (Fraunhofer IML), features two wheels and gripper arms and can keep
itself perfectly balanced, as it is designed based on the principle of an
inverse compound pendulum.
This makes it possible for the evoBOT to move on different and uneven surfaces,
even with slopes.
“The development and expansion of the cargo and logistics sector are essential
components of our corporate strategy. We welcome every initiative to optimise
and digitalise handling processes,” said Lammers, CEO of Munich Airport.
“The evoBOT will facilitate the day-to-day work of our employees in the cargo
area and make the workplace more attractive.”
The key difference of the dynamically stable evoBOT when compared to other
robot designs is its two arms that make ‘and the “adaptive load pickup”
possible. This means that the arms allow the robot to adapt to different shapes
and sizes of objects and pick them up."
Via
Future Crunch:
https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-clean-energy-aids-big-cats-africa/
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