摘要 |
An automated device having a retractable side boom 104 and an associated retractable descendent/downwardly extending boom 106. The device may further comprise a gripping assembly 108 which is capable of setting an article gripped therein to a specific slope or gradient, thus allowing for maximum precision in a pipe laying process. The side and descendent booms 106, 108 are operable to deliver an article such as a pipe section into a trench.
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