Airtrax, Inc. had been developing an omni-directional wheel technology intended to be used for various commercial applications. The technology grew out of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with United States Navy in 1996. Under that CRADA agreement, the Company examined and redesigned many aspects of the system for use in various applications, including forklifts and other material handling equipment. Airtrax refined control software and hardware, and tested a variety of drive component features on its pilot omni directional lift trucks and scissor-lifts. build an omni-directional forklift truck that could maneuver in tight spaces such as the deck of an aircraft carrier. In July 2007, the Company completed Conformite Europeenne (CE) certification for the Company's SIDEWINDER Omni- Directional Lift Truck. The Companyâs products include SIDEWINDER Omni-Directional Lift Trucks, Omni-Directional Aerial Work Platform, Omni-Directional Personal Mobility Devices and Military Products. The Company intended to add additional models of lift trucks to the SIDEWINDER line, including a Reach truck and an Order Picker truck. The Company was developing Omni-Directional Personal Mobility Devices, such as Power Chairs, Scooters, and patient beds or lifts. In 2008 however thefirm announced that it was to cease manufacturing and focus to licensing its technologies and IP. The firm effectively closed operations shortly therafter. Others associated to the original firm continued th work in another firm formed for the purpose: Vehicle Technologies, Inc., aka Vete
