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June 2008
    [ PC1043347 ]

Maneuvering in outer space and underwater

By
Hermann Strass
European Representative, OpenSystems Publishing
Maxon Motor, Switzerland, has delivered motors to nearly every space vehicle that has moved around on Mars and the moon. These motors are extremely small, lightweight, and power efficient because of their patented design, which is created through a patented production process. Maxon's micromotors use an ironless rotor with rhombic winding. Located on space vehicles' wheels and other mechanical parts, these motors do nothing unless told to move in a coordinated manner.

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