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Summary
In this chapter, we have explored the use of a special type of star-wheel configuration
designed specifically to overcome severe terrain obstacles including stairs.The model we
built demonstrated some of the capabilities of this type of design. Others have used varia-
tions of the star-wheel for all terrain vehicles (ATVs) and wheelchairs. Future uses may
include autonomous robots that have little difficulty navigating the same environments as
we do. If ATVs are of a specific interest to you, I recommend that you jump ahead in the
book to Masterpeice 6, and check out the Shape-Shifting Camera Tank built by
Miguel Agulló.
