Design and development of a rotating hotel as an enabler for mobile robotics integration in the lab of the future

Richard Rösch1, Tobias Sauer1, Christina Mavreas1

  • 1Fraunhofer IPA, Stuttgart, Germany.

SLAS Technology
|July 16, 2025
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