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Sponsored content - Mars Rover finds signs of water 17/01/2012
In the eighth year of its Mars expedition, the Mars rover Opportunity has found evidence that water once existed on Mars. According to briefings by NASA, in late 2011 the rover found a vein of a notably light colored mineral – apparently gypsum – deposited by flowing water.
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Features - Robot shows real muscle 21/06/2011
An innovative humanoid robot takes its engineering cues from the workings of the human body.
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Products - Robot shows real muscle 21/06/2011
An innovative humanoid robot takes its engineering cues from the workings of the human body.
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Features - DC motors power Amazon eco-robot 29/03/2011
The new robot, which is powered by maxon’s DC motors, has been developed to explore and analyse areas of the Amazon rainforest which are under threat from increased excavation of oil and gas.
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Case Studies - Maxon motor launches new subsidiary in India 17/08/2010
The maxon motor Group is strengthening its worldwide network in the market for high-precision drives and systems up to 500 watts; on 1st August 2010 the new subsidiary – maxon precision motor India Pvt. Ltd. – has been established in Bangalore. Read more
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Products - Catalogue Release - maxon motor Program 2010/11 02/07/2010
The new catalogue from the world's leading supplier of high-precision drives and systems will be available from mid-April.
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Products - Select, combine and order - from anywhere in the world 04/05/2010
You can search on shop.maxonmotor.com quickly and easily for a DC or EC motor, combine it either with a gearhead and control electronics, then order the drive system you require.
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News - Roboticists saved from integration workload 12/03/2010
To highlight and enhance their mutual areas of interest, Maxon Precision Motors (Fall River, MA) and National Instruments (Austin, TX) have announced a strategic partnership. Both Maxon, maker of electric motor technology and motion control products, and National Instruments look to provide designers with state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions for developing new robotic products and applications.
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Features - Development boosts photovoltaic efficiency 29/09/2009
A groundbreaking development for photovoltaic systems has emerged from Korea, boosting the efficiency of the solar cell and “condensing” the harvested sunlight. Maxon motor has supplied drives for a system that allows the panels to track the movement of the sun.
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News - Motors on Mars 15/01/2009
Two NASA rovers, that landed on Mars in January 2004, are still wandering the planet and making discoveries despite expectations that they would only last three months. Spirit and Opportunity are each driven by 39 maxon micromotors.
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News - maxon in management overhaul 06/02/2007
maxon motor’s CEO, Jürgen Mayer will step down to pave the way for a three man collective executive board to take-over on 1 March.
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