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Linear motors replace ropes in future elevator system

1 December 2014

The German elevator manufacturer ThyssenKrupp has announced a technology that will use linear motors instead of traditional ropes to move passenger cabins both horizontally and… Read More

Cable-driven robots can move heavy loads over long distances

14 July 2014

German researchers have developed a novel robotic system in which a platform carrying end-effectors is suspended from an array of eight ropes, which are driven… Read More