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The NASA rover Perseverance is landing on Mars on February 18. Was there life on Mars in the past? This is the question that one of the most complex robotic systems ever built by humankind has set out to answer. Several of maxon’s electric drives are used for handling the soil samples—and control the first Mars helicopter.
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maxon is launching the next generation of Motion Controllers with its MiniMACS6-AMP-4/50/10. The controller is ideal for use in applications where PLC solutions may be too expensive or cannot meet customer-specific requirements.
[Read more…] about maxon introduces a multi-axis controller for highly dynamic positioning tasks

Perseverance will touch down on Mars on Thursday, February 18, 2021. In July 2020, NASA´s fifth rover started the journey to Mars. Its main mission is to collect soil samples that will be analyzed on Earth at a later time. The rover will also carry a helicopter that will perform the first flights on the Red Planet. maxon’s precision DC and BLDC motors will be used for numerous mission-critical tasks.
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maxon is once again expanding its range of configurable drives with more brushless DC motors, gearheads, and encoders from the ECX series. There is also news on positioning controllers in the micro segment.
[Read more…] about New miniature drives for medical robots and multi-axis systems

maxon, high precision drive specialist, launches high-torque product innovations this Spring. These include higher performance flat motors, drives with higher torque output, and new additions to the GPX gearbox family.
[Read more…] about A wide variety of high-performance drives

In February, Solar Orbiter will start its mission to provide scientists with new data about the Sun.
[Read more…] about maxon is flying to the Sun