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08/13/2007

VIDEO: Incredible AIRTRAX Omni-Directional Wheels

The AIRTRAX basically uses "omni-directional technology allows this Sidewinder Lift Truck to move forward, diagonally, laterally, in any direction at all." Video after the break.

The navigational options are virtually limitless. Applications are staggering: from power chairs for the disabled to military vehicles to robots

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Posted at 08/13/2007 11:33am by mrbob
They got a video section on their website. http://www.airtrax.com/video/ This is very cool! Just imagine this on a car. Parallel parking problems will be a thing of the past.
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Posted at 08/13/2007 7:26pm by spinmunky
this isn't that incredible. I'm on a FIRST Robotics team and Ive seen these wheels used many times. They are called Mecanum wheels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecanum_wheel) They work by simply turning each wheel at a different speed and in different directions.
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