Omnidirectional Wheel Allows Cars To Glide Sideways

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  1. padroo

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    Omnidirectional Wheel Allows Cars To Glide Sideways

     
    #1 padroo, Sep 13, 2018
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    i thought someone was coming out with a car that would move sideways into and out of a parallel parking space
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Buy these wheels, and any car could.
     
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    The motor power comes from where and gets there how?

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    So the 'sidewall' and 'tread face' are one and the same. I wonder what that will do to foul weather traction.
     
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    The bit where it says it could be used in robotics made a lot of sense. I can't say I'd fancy having it on a car: directional stability at highway speeds might, I think, be a little compromised.

    It does look cool, though. And it's very clever.
     
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    I poked around the internet and didn't find an answer.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    I was wondering just about general tire lifespan.

    How do you inflate them?
     
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