September 3, 2007

OMNIDIRECTIONAL FORKLIFT

This forklift uses the same technology you've seen used in the robot with omni-directional wheels. These wheels are called mecanum wheels and have been around since '73 and are used by the US military for different utility vehicles that operate on-board aircraft carriers where movement space is limited. Very interesting!



Cool Invention - The wheel just almost got invented twice.

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