The team combines omnidirectional wheels, pneumatics, steel legs and an innovative control system to create a vehicle that drives over traffic and can park almost anywhere.
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Prototype This: Traffic Busting Truck
The team combines omnidirectional wheels, pneumatics, steel legs and an innovative control system to create a vehicle that drives over traffic and can park almost anywhere.
Added: Oct 16, 2008
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Runtime: 02:57
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