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Robotics engineering

Automated forklifts that drive and move equipment without human involvement became a reality in 2008. Robotics engineer Tony Collett led a team at Inro Technologies that designed and marketed a vehicle automation system in just over a year.

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Matthew Wright, Engineering – Chemical and computer engineering, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/21619/robotics-engineering (accessed 14 June 2026).

Story by Matthew Wright, published 26 February 2010.