It took me about a minute-and-a-half in watching the above flash video to realize they, were, in fact, speaking English (I don't where the German-speaking was, but I though I heard it).
More to the point proposed by BadNick, indeed, we did discuss it recently:
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Speaking of parking tickets... well, this is just a parking nightmare.
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The thing about it is: none of the cars are truly "parked", otherwise wouldn't the drivetrain be ruined once forced through those conveyors if the wheels are locked? more like temporary relocation and holding, but that's just me being technical.
Thanks for posting that, BadNick. I had no idea... (that the robots were already so advanced).
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Jet, I thought you have a thread about advanced robots taking over the universe. I'm sure you have one somewhere.
Perhaps this film clip below better shows how they park the cars while the wheels don't roll, so in fact, they can be in "park". I know the one they're building in Philly lifts the cars by the tires so they don't have to roll at all. Look at the last few seconds of this clip where you can see the clever levers sliding in slots under the tires.
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