Archive for the ‘Awards’ Category

Stunning Brilliant Robotic Grapple

July 8th, 2009 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Awards, Crane, Demolition Excavators, Science, software

For many operators of equipment out there this is a mix of way too much coffee, redbull, and powerful computing. There is around 15 tonnes of steel, 200 bar of hydraulic pressure and a control system written in Python. Oh, and a Wiimote.

The machines can spin around about 72km per hour.

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Liebherr recieves LLEAP award for Truck Crane

January 5th, 2009 by moresnow | No Comments | Filed in Awards, Crane

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The LTF 1045-4.1 truck-mounted telescopic crane, has been awarded the “2008 LLEAP Award Program’s Crane division” gold medal.

LLEAP (Leadership in lifting equipment and aerial platforms) awards prizes annually for innovative and/or pioneering products from seven separate product categories of industrial lifting technology and aerial platforms, which were launched onto the market within a specific period.

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