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03/06/2007

(Video) Robotic Parking Garage Hits NYC

Matt Sullivan give us a preview of the first robotic parking garage to hit NYC, which "uses a combination of elevator mechanics, lasers and motion sensors to pack 67 cars into a basement that would only fit 24 spots under traditional configurations." Video after the jump.
Motion sensors double-check that you’re gone and close a retractable door while four overhead lasers create an invisible tent to make sure your car fits on the pallet. Punch a few buttons on the interface in the garage lobby, and the systems sensors, software and motors begin lowering the pallet underground for its 90-second journey to its parking space
(Thanks, Matt S.) [via PopularMechanics]

This entry was posted on 03/06/2007 03:13am and is filed under Technology, Video .
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Posted at 03/06/2007 04:30am by hyperionic
Weird.. first one to hit NYC.. we've got that for years.. and i live in a small town in holland.
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Posted at 03/06/2007 4:17pm by Ragnar Roeck
NY, NY. If you can make it there... There are at least 30 Systems (Dec 2003) in use in Germany. Some with more than 200, one with 300 cars capacity.
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Posted at 03/06/2007 5:41pm by John
I've been dreaming of having one of these in my house. It would be fun to have a computer with the list of all your cars, then you just select which one you want and it brings it to you.
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