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UK Towing Company Now Using Robots To Impound Illegally Parked Cars
UK-based Towing Company, Recovery North West, now using robots to impound illegally parked cars.
After picking up illegally parked vehicles, this remote-controlled robot delivers its load into a nearby recovery truck.
This motorized robot is called the Eastract, and the maker described it as a combination of a tow truck and forklift.
Powered by a 35-horsepower Briggs and Stratton engine, the robot can lift heavy weight up to 5,500 pounds.
UK-based towing company, Recovery North West, which specializes in towing stranded vehicles and recovery of parking violators, have deployed a new motorized robot that hunts down illegally parked vehicles.
Footage shared shows the tank-tracked towing robot lifting off an illegally parked Volvo XC60 SUV that weighs up to 1865kg (4111 pounds) from a ‘Disabled Parking Spot’ in Liverpool, England.
After picking up any illegally parked vehicle or even damaged or burnt vehicles, this remote-controlled robot tow rig then drives up straight into the back of a nearby waiting recovery truck to deliver its load.
This motorized robot is called the Eastract, and it is made by France-based Multitract, which describes it as a combination of a tow truck and forklift. Powered by a 35-hp Briggs and Stratton engine, Multitract notes that the robot can lift heavy weight up to 5,500 pounds.
