Truck

The word "truck" itself may be derived from the word meaning "small wheel" or from the UK mid trokell, in turn from Latin trochlea. Another explanation is that it comes from the Latin with the meaning "iron ring". In turn, both returned to Greece trokhos (τροχός) which means "wheel" of trekhein (τρέχειν, "to run"). The first known use of "truck" was in 1611 when it referred to a small strong wheel gun carriage board. In use then extended and refers to the carts to carry heavy loads, the meaning is known since 1771. Then changed again to "motor-powered carrier load", which has been used since 1930, then shortened from "truck motor" in 1916.

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Robot Rickshaw Honda Triggers

Reviving the conventional Asian mode of transportation, the rickshaw, designer Enoch Morishima has come up with a hi-tech concept that utilizing Honda’s range of technology seems to take the rickshaw to the robotic age. Designed to rule city centers and making them worth living in, the Honda-sponsored design is a cheap and efficient public transportation system that would provide efficient commuting in downtown Malaysia. Pulled by a robot capable of interacting with the passengers, the “Honda Rickshaw” features the pod as used in those conventional rickshaws, with the exception that it can be detached from the rickshaw and attached to

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