The parking robots are coming.

Over the past decade, automated parking systems have become quite common in Europe and Asia, where land use constraints are tighter and many areas more congested than the US. The number of automobiles produced worldwide may actually be on the decline, but we still crank out over 50 million cars each year. Along with the new trend of […]

Meet 1706 Rittenhouse’s Robot Garage

Inquirer real estate reporter Alan Heavens takes a look at 1706 Rittenhouse Square Street‘s Jetsons-like automated parking system.Heavens writes that after a resident drives his car onto a pallet in the building, “the system takes the car and its pallet automatically to the nearest empty space on one of four levels below. On the way […]

Coming Soon: Robots Parking Cars in West Hollywood, Calif.

If you can imagine a parking garage with a valet service run by robots, then you have a good idea of what’s up the road in West Hollywood, Calif. In June, city officials plan to issue a request for qualifications (RFQ) for the city’s first fully automated parking garage for City Hall visitors, staff and […]