A vehicle with zero turning radius employing a minimum of two generally
parallel matching annular wheels mounted with independent pneumatic
toroidal suspensions fixed coaxially on a chassis. The wheels have
mounted on their inner hub sides frictional linings along which run a
respectively equal number of circumferentially distributed
truncated-bicone-shaped rotors of brush-less dc motors with stator shafts
fixed on to the axles of the wheels. Addition of a number of large
holonomic wheels in tandem on either side of the two generally parallel
wheels makes the vehicle longer and more stable. The large holonomic
wheels have tires formed by a toroidal unanimity of disc-like rollers
with magnetic or electromagnetic elements radially distributed evenly to
make each disc-like roller rotate or resist rotation perpendicular to the
holonomic wheel axis by acting as a rotor to motor stator windings
attached to the chassis in proximity with the ground-engaging portion of
the tire.