Developments in technology have brought about several advancements
in the automobile industry. The most popular of these is self-driving cars.
However, robots have more uses than that. Thanks to RoboTire, they can now be utilised to change your tires.
According to reports, the new Y Combinator startup is
building machines that can change car tires in a fraction of the amount of time
it currently takes human mechanics to do so. The firm’s CEO Victor Darolfi
said, “We can do a set of four tires, put in to pull out, in 10 minutes. It
normally takes about 60 minutes for a human operator to do a set of four”.
While this firm is relatively new, a description on LinkedIn provides more
details about it. Its mission is described as “automating vehicle maintenance
for today and future autonomous vehicles
with robot and software, starting with tire changing”. As such, this service
may be seen as only the beginning of several solutions.
It is reported that the startup has collaborated with the
robotics division of Mitsubishi. Both firms have designed a robot arm
system that could be installed by service centres, dealers and other automotive
outlets. Moreover, when testing of this solution begins, the price of changed
tire is expected to be $5 to $7. This might increase when RoboTire
becomes completely ready.
RoboTire
automates vehicle maintenance
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