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To stay competitive, the Beaumanoir group has chosen to robotize its French facilities. They are automating an 18,000 m2 warehouse, entirely dedicated to e-commerce near Orléans, with a fleet of 240 autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) capable of guaranteeing 24-hour delivery of an e-commerce order.

A real electric car in miniature is giving children as young as four the opportunity to start their driving career early. With lessons from £20, the aim is to set children on course for excellent road safety and driving skills before these young drivers pass their test for real. Young Driver Motor Cars is providing this realistic driving experience using maxon motors.

Out and about with a camper trailer – for many this is their travel dream come true, if only parking the caravan was easier. With the maneuvering systems from Truma, this task can be carried out comfortably using a remote control.

The need for highly specific medical robotics products has allowed companies to help patients with a wide variety of needs, improving people’s lives while providing more independence.

At the ETH Zurich, a robot has been developed to mechanically destroy the weeds growing between crops. “Rowesys” makes herbicides unnecessary.