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Interesting. I wonder if this system and that "Hover" technology would be a good fit? A warehouse seems like one of the good places to line the floor with metal
by Aelinsaar 10y ago
Interesting. I wonder if this system and that "Hover" technology would be a good fit? A warehouse seems like one of the good places to line the floor with metal and clear the people out.
- jethro_tell 10y agoNot sure what hovering would do for these little guys but the good news about a robotic forklift running over a robotic inventory picker is you just file a bug report not an accident claim. At the least it seems like a great way to scale insurance, benefit, and labor management costs.
- taneq 10y agoYou mean the electromagnetic 'hoverboard' thing? This is probably the best bet for that tech to become relevant, but it's hard to see how it'd be more efficient than just using air cushions, which are an established way of moving heavy things around on smooth floors (let alone wheels).
- Aelinsaar 10y agoThat's what I was thinking of, and to be honest, don't know much about it. Maybe there's a potential maintenance advantage, given fewer moving parts?