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How Cranes Are Designed Like The Human Body

Cranes are used for many different purposes and as such are desinged in different ways. But those with a curious eye have perhaps noticed that some crane designs work much like different parts of the human body.

An example of this is in the desingn of articulating cranes. Articulating cranes are often mobile cranes which also make use of a joint between two sections of the boom, allowing it to move in a way similar to a knuckle in a human finger.

When articulating cranes are used it’s often so that they can lift and move objects over short distances. However the advantage of an articulating crane comes in the form of its wide range of motion. Much like the range of motion of a human arm.

Telescoping cranes are designed so that two or more sections of its boom can extend and retract. This alllows its boom to become longer when the situation demands it.