ODG lunar rover announcement

[mudbug3]

[Mike]

Very cool stuff. Congratulations ODG!

The most exciting part is possibly having the technology make its way down to ARGOs. Particularly the "S" word .... Suspension.

They go into some details on their website about what the new Rover will entail: Amphibious Vehicles - Amphibious ARGO ATV, ARGO AATV, ARGO All Terrain Vehicle It will be an 8x8 with skid steering, suspension, and " a metallic wheel and an advanced drive track concept that will be able to withstand the moon’s harsh environment."

[brushcutter]

Way to go -ODG-ARGO!!!

But is that actually a suspension, it allows the tires to hug the ground but ...wow... now I'm confused.

The way it crawls reminds me of a Centipede, I would love to see it go over some logs. If you had the freaky tires from the announcement video on a dual system where they were fitted close together but arranged so that the treads were opposed and formed a super wide V I wonder if it would swim. So many questions.

[jpswift1]

Over 40 years ago Jiger was almost rewarded with a contract to build the lunar rover for NASA, but unfortunately they went out of business, and now an AATV company finally got in the spotlight for it. The Jiger & NASA Hopefully this will help bring even more exposure to our hobby!

[travisch]

those Heat Tires won't work on the moon either

[techfx]

Is this just for Canada or will it work with Nasa?