Flat Robots Can Tow or Park Your Car

[Still Waters]

Let's take a ride into the future. You're struggling to fit your SUV into that tight parking spot, so you call on a crew of robots to your rescue. From out of nowhere come eight flat robots, two for each wheel, and they maneuver your SUV dent-free into the tight space.

The technology exists today - although not so much for parking vehicles, yet. It's called the Autonomous Vehicle Emergency Recovery Tool (AVERT), and it started as a European research project to offer law enforcement or military personnel a way to remove suspicious vehicles from vulnerable locations, such as tunnels, low bridges and underground parking garages.

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