These Freaky Omni-Capable Wheels Would Make Parallel Parking Stupidly Easy
While the surfaces of these prototype rims - built by the uploader himself - seem to be slick and therefore useless for the road, he claims that they “can have the same build characteristics (siping, grooves, rubber compounds etc.) as regular tires”. What’s particularly interesting is the wheels are bolt-on items on a regular Toyota Echo which hasn’t needed to be modified to accept them.
It does seem like a cool concept, but we’d want to know exactly how much they weigh - you’d think the new rims would be on the heavy side, adding a hell of a lot of unsprung mass.
Creator William Liddiard calls these “proof of concept prototypes”, so it’ll be interesting to see how he develops the idea.
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I like the Echo….
Can’t wait to see the finished product in Fast8.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAiwLRGsNrE Have seen these in a few warehouses. Now on robotic vehicles in some that follow guide wires buried in the concrete floor.
Tire roll to a whole new level.
Just search ‘mecanum wheels’. They have been used in robotics for a while now and don’t have problems with debris.
God damn Canucks!
Because nothing turns a 17 year old girl on more than a well executed handbrake turn
I wonder if you rolled up to your drivers test with these on.
That fitment tho