The future for tracked wheels?

[Mudder]

View attachment 79823 Interesting inventions, from round wheels to tracks, with a flip of a switch. Also another unique suspension in video at 31 seconds in. Posted Just for fun for those that like mechanical stuff. Carnegie Melon reinvents the wheel with shape-shifting tech

 

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[NTCPrezJB]

It is cool, but that is about where it ends for me. What problem does it really solve and at what cost? I don't want to hijack the thread into a track versus wheels debate. A track vehicle is going to have places it excels. A wheeled vehicle is going to have places it excels. A hybrid I have a hard time is going to give you the best of both worlds though. Kind of the same way an adventure bike makes a less awesome dirt bike and a less awesome street bike and truly you'd be better served to have both for their individual intended purposes. Just one man's opinion and inquiring mind.

 

[BigOL3]

I suspect it will be waaaaaay more $$ than most of us could afford, for sure I can't.

 

[Farmerjohn]

Pretty cool stuff. Man, I’d love tracks for the snow we get up here in the north! I’m still waiting for the price to come down on them!

 

[Remington]

Pretty cool stuff. Man, I’d love tracks for the snow we get up here in the north! I’m still waiting for the price to come down on them!

You ain’t kidin there! The snow up here can really be a p I t a. Tracks are just pricy as hell! @tr005 has some. He likes them tho