Any ideas on what other custom wheels would work for Lego vehicles?

If you ever feel useless remember siege strider was included in this video

Should have done a supplemental tug-of-war in loose soil - hard and smooth surface was unfairly biased to rubberized wheels

Milky Way's Tug of War with Golden Grip Snail was BS, his gears were slipping. I call for a re-do with proper gear support

Characters in Dr Seuss books would roll up in vehicles like these

Golden grip snail fan. But man the beetle made a hard comeback.

Honestly my favorite was StepMaster Cruiser. Such an interesting build, i am also suprised that he did so well in the challenges!

Making the tracks out of 3d rubber or even just the slices would have been a nice idea and more fair for the tug o war part

StepMaster Cruiser won on style alone, I mean, did you SEE that moon walk in the tug-o-war?

9:00 StepMaster turned on Michael Jackson mode.

I rly liked how the DualTrack Dom came out, it's my personal favorite the extra room on the top might allow for some excellent cabin designs for the crew

Yup! Looks like we all need a second video, but with all of the vehicles carrying their own battery packs and fully equipped with rubber feet! Especially for the step master. Maybe using boat-shaped feet for the step master. Like, make it flat, but with a very slight boat-shaped curve on the bottom. That would make it comparable to the traction the beetle gets.

I feel like the stepmaster could be so much more effective with "shoes" in its feet.

Model "Golden Grip Snail" the best and cool! I like it😊

I think if beetle bots signature motion was mirrored in it's rear it would have stood a better chance. Definitely a unique concept!

This comparison was kinda unfair. 😅. Some had rubberized wheels some didn't. Some had open bellys some hadn't. Especially in the tug of war, the vehicles with rubber easily won vs ones without. Giving the StepMaster rubber shoes, probably would have made him at least 3.rd place.

Put some rubber pads on the stepmaster's feet and do the tug of war again.

Needs 6x6 independent suspension per wheel

The Golden Grip Snail won in all the competitions (for the most part).

My favourite in this one is definitely StepMaster Cruiser! Such an interesting and playful design, working really well, except for grip being low

The tug of war really just demonstrated the idea that on a flat surface like that, rubber tyres have better grip than other things.

This need a second one. Before my vote I want head displacement, wet muddy ground. Water axel high on stone surface, water axel high on muddy bottom, ice flat surface and top speed.

It would’ve been even cooler if you had showed all the vehicles and the terrain and then let us make our predictions before seeing the results. That way it would be more interactive

Watching milky wheel and stepmaster makes me wonder how scaled up versions of that kind of design would work in real life. They just were so good at tackling obstacles. It makes me curious.

I absolutely loved the dualtrack domintator design.

there is a reason us humans use tracks for heavy terrain and this was a nice showcase. And these tracks were made out of slippery lego plastic. A proper more grippy material would show true power of this indominable way of transportation!

The StepMaster Cruiser is just SO satisfying to watch

Tug of War would have been more fair with a force meter mounted at the same level as the chassis, and all vehicles having rubber traction. Like the 6x6 was being pulled upwards from the back

I Vote Goldengrip Snail

Altogether, my favorite was the DualTrack Dominator! I also love the Milky Wheel custom; what a great pun.

Be honest, the step master is my favorite because it’s kind of cute. Just add a little face onto it and you basically got yourself a step master pet.

The GoldenGrip Snail was actually very good, because it has bigger wheels, it has more space on the ground. The "DualTrack Dominator" could be a lot better if: You added 2 springs in a V shape for each axle, made it a single track, and found a rubber-like surface to attach to the tracks for grip. Basically, make it a tank. - Something completely unrelated, if you added pontoons to the creation (with my addons, of course!) then added a retractable propeller, it's a boat :D - EDIT - offsetting EACH stepmaster's wheels could alter the performance on the steps and hillclimb!

If the stepmaster had failed the steps that would have been real embarrassing

I like the Double track dominator or whatever it was called

Beetle was the only one with an installed battery pack, the weight helps for tug of war

I kind of like the one with the big wheels originally designed for bearings, but with rubber tread it became really cool

Dont think i have ever been so invested in performance comparison of silly lego vehicle competitions.

milky for the win

Let's be honest. It all comes down to the skill of the driver.

9:31, 9:42 - clear influence of tread and surface grip quality

Golden Grip snail, I mean Milky wheel, no wait BeetleBot. Ok Those three, but also the Dual Track Dominator.

you have a 3D printer! This is great. This gives new opportunities, new projects!

The tug of war test was too in favor of the rubber wheels because of how smooth and hard it was. A rubber mat would have been better. My favorite will always be treads. They are the ultimate in all terrain movement.

Milky Wheel milky-wins my vote! The design of the burrs on the back of legs, so subsequent feet can grip them is ingenious!

Golden grip, milky wheel, and stepmaster are the only correct answers. They won at pretty much everything until beetle came back in ToW

I honestly think the dominator could have won the tug of war if it didn't have those things on its tracks

Goldengrip snail and milkyway are both amazing, they did all challenges and are strong in the tug of war.

I think the GG snail is a solid design, it's like a SHERP. The beetle was also a fascinating concept along with the stepmaster! Siege strider may do better with a speed reduction. Such a fun video this makes me want to go invest in a bunch of technic.

"Milky Wheel" looks like galaxy the Milky Way :)

Could you build a food truck by Lego, please?

I like to imagine the siege striders driver would scream the vehicles name while doubling down how cool it is after every failed challenge

Okay but I love that the big winners were the steampunk-esque wheels like the goldensnail (which was basically gears for wheels) the springy spiral wheels, and the giant stepper, like it honestly gives creative inspiration

The StepMaster Cruiser has captured my heart; I was rooting for it 200% in every category.

The golden snail is essentially just a Sherp ATV. No wonder it did well!

This video proves that tanks are awesome and should be road legal 👍

I loved the 6x6 but he did pretty poorly for having that many rubber wheels. It was mostly the solid frame that hurt him. Not sure why he didn't win in tug of war for having all that grip. Maybe he was too light

Rubberizing the Smooth Plastic Grippers would have helped (Rubber Cement or Rubberizing Spray), also Differentiating Terrain would have yielded different results, as certain forms of movement are favored. It would be great to see these Vehicles in Difficult Terrain Trials. Smooth (Steel, Plastic), Low Friction (Ice), Soft (Sand, Loose Dirt), Hard (Stone, Asphalt), Wet (Deep Mud, River Crossing w/ Current) [Not Sure How you'd do that, but it would be neat] Also Speed is An Important Metric for many Vehicles, sure it can make it over any terrain but could it be used in a situation were time is an important vector like an emergency?

Pour one out for the Siege Strider, mad respect, gave it the best it could

In the tug of war, gear runner 6X6 would have destroyed the beetle bot if it had the same grippy wheels.

Technical lego was out of our price range then but years ago me and my friends used to make Meccano tractor pull vehicles so I really relate to this.

MilkyWay was my favourite but not by much before GoldenSnail and StepMaster. Tug of war on loose slippery ground would be nice. Stepmaster could use rubberized feet. Also great inspiration for some new Mars rovers

Deformable and rubbery wins the day.

I think the GoldenGrip Snail was my favorite. I feel like the wheels could be made from rocket fairings, it also seemed like a strong, lightweight design.

Seems to me that the leg types performed most consistently on the differing terrain overall, which may explain why nature evolved animals to have legs rather than wheels?

Immediately liked beetlebot. So proud he won the tug of war.

i love seige strider he is me and I love how hard he tried and against all odds he's still here and his gears didn't slip like milky wheels

Put some rubber on the pads of the DualTrack Dominator and it's almost unbeatable. Also the Milky Wheel is incredible. It just need some stronger gears that don't slip.

I’m disqualifying anything with 3D printed parts because not all of us have a 3D printer. So I’m going with the Stair Master because it handled everything you threw at it, and despite being at a significant disadvantage on a smooth surface, managed to hold its own against your Golden Gripper.

I can imagine engineers at NASA doing the same thing in their lab: “Now let’s see if we can fold it up to the size of a postcard and drop it from orbit.”

I feel like the dual track dominator would fare a bit better of the plastic wedges were rubber, since it looked like the DTD lacked grip on the TOW.

Some of these have little to do with the wheels, but everything to do with power to weight distribution and traction to surface area ratios.

These are so fun to watch.

Give the "Stepmaster Cruiser" some traction instead of super smooth feet and it'd probably walk over everything in the tug of war. (See what I did there?)

9:13 sarı yuvarlak tekerleklerde kauçuk var, ayaklı olanın altında kauçuk olsaydı kaymazdı adaletli bir karşılaşma olabilirdi. Bu malzeme karşılaştırmasına benzemiyor tasarım karşılaştırması olması gerekir

I like the idea of golddngrip, BUT i dont like the potential introduction of points of failure with the wheel's teeth falling out. The dual tread has a ton of torque but honestly this is a rover probe, why does it need all that torque? The milky way takes a nice spin on things but it has the same concerns i have for goldengrip. The beetle is surprisingly efficient on some of these tests but i am concerned about all the moving parts and the potential for failure in any one of them. The stairmaster did a hilariously good job but once again, lots of damn moving parts and the potential for failure incesases with each mechanical moving part. The wheel designs have less potential for failure but barely succeeded when they did and lagged behind the other designs. Personally, if the Milkyway was made with durable material that wouldn't break depending on a "bad step" that would probably win in my book. Simple enough to be used for sample gathering and data collection while also being straightforward, lightweight, etc. weight is a massive player when you need to calculate sending something into space...

Beetle Bot finally won one! Good job little fella!

Surface was unfair in the "thug of war" dominator and gear runner would prevail on more sturdier terrain

If anyone is interested in a game version of this play fantastic contraptions. Timeless game

"beat that" *moon walk -stepmaster cruiser-

Try tank type wheels and a stronger gear ratio for each one. Plus, you can add better and equal grip for all of the machines.

Man the Golden Grip Snail dominated all of em, and then the beetle came along with an amazing comeback! Wow!

I feel like dual track would've won the tug of war were it not for the plastic "scoops?" on the tracks. Wasn't the other one rubber tires?

DuelTrack Dominator would have bodied if it had more traction at the end..

if the tracked one had rubber on top of these grey blocks it would get the tug of war, seems the heaviest and has the most surface area

Dual track fan here. Bro had a cool design AND the mid section moves, it’s just two tanks with a. Rope between them!!

Tug of war challenge was unfair 'cause of lack of friction on smooth table. I think it'd be better to try it on ground for example

For tug of wars... need to level playing field of having them same weights... and rubber grips

gear runner 6x6

The stepmaster - a weapon to surpass metal gear.

Your work is very impressive! Guys, you are the best!

If the DualTrack Dominator had those teeth made of rubber, he would destroy that Golden Snail 8(

I think if the skids on the bottom of the Dual Track Dominator were TPU, it would have held on better and beaten Beetle bot.

Love the head-to-head type videos!

surprised how well the steppy fella did. good for it

Step master cruiser is super cool only slicing in grip so the hill climb I was surprised and the tug o war didn’t expect it to last as long as it did

I figured that the TPU tires would win.

Siege Strider needs a buff, some little rubber pieces on the wheel nubs would bring it to top tier.

You're always so creative with your ideas. I'm always excited to see what you come up with next.

dual section one - there is a russian (soviet originally) all-terrain vehicle like that - DT-30, but torque is passed from front secion to rear via couplings and transmission.

Dual track dominator would solo if it has that 3d printed stuff instead of Lego