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In my last blog Sun, Speed & Sponsorship,<\/a> I mentioned how pleasantly surprised I have been by the diverse projects that use Victron Energy’s products. So who can come up with the most unusual application? We’d love to hear from you….
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Here’s one from down under. Whilst an intelligent robot for the vegetable industry may not be to everyone’s taste, it does highlight the strange areas that Victron products crop up in. Enough of the puns I hear you say!<\/p>\n

Thanks to Victron dealer Patrick Boutonnet of Ynovex Energy<\/a>, for\u00a0 letting us know that the Australian Centre for Field Robotics are now using Quattro Inverter\/Chargers, for the Lithium battery bank in their Ladybird robot project.<\/p>\n

Here’s the robot taking some of its first steps.<\/p>\n

\"Ladybird_Robot\"<\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

So now it is over to you, the Victron distributors, dealers and customers out there, to find us the most diverse applications. You never know, there might even be a prize for the best.<\/p>\n

John Rushworth<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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