We recently ran a piece about experimenting with 3D printed omni-directional wheels. In this James Bruton video, he asks the musical question: Can you create omniwheel tank tracks?
The good news is, you can. They work quite well. The bad news in that they don’t take kindly to climbing over even the most low-profile obstacles. James plans to do more experimentation to see if he can create a grippier, all-terrain version of his 3-tread omniwheel tank.
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