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VIDEO: Volvo launches Lego-inspired loader
By Mike HayesOctober 26, 2021
Volvo CE is set to unveil a prototype construction machine that it says was inspired by a Lego Technic model.
The OEM claims the loader breaks new ground in smart sustainable technologies and is a demonstration of its developing work in machine intelligence.
In its video, Volvo describes the development of the electric machine which also represents the next stage in its efforts to decarbonize the construction industry.
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