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Marcin Wikło

Marcin Wikło, Ph.D., researcher at the University of Technology and Humanities in Radom, is the head of the Digital Technology Centre. Experience gained during the implementation of scientific projects and orders carried out for the industry, including designing 6-axis robots and cycloidal gears for the aerospace. Since 2021 associated with the Future Industry Platform.

Articles by Marcin Wikło

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2023-04-06

On the Potential of High-Ratio Planetary Gearboxes for Next-Generation Robotics

The earliest example of a gear train dates to at least 2,000 B.C. when Chinese engineers built a chariot that used a complex planetary mechanism made of wooden gears to let a dragon head continuously point south when driven around (Ref. 1). In Greece, a surprisingly advanced Antikythera gearbox mechanism, incorporating at least 37 precisely crafted bronze gears, was built years later, between 205–60 B.C. (Ref. 2).

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