In their simplest form, a piece of wood is spun around a fixed axis, and pieces of the material are chipped off with a blade.

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Conventional winders typically turn left or right on a fixed axis.

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So, a solar power plant equipped with a QBotix robot will generate power at a levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) that is 8 to 15 percent lower than a power plant with single-axis tracker and 15 to 20 percent lower than a power plan with panels in fixed positions.

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