Editing Tweel (section)

== Applications ==
[[File:LRI AB Scarab Tweel.JPG|thumb|upright|The LRI AB Scarab Tweel]]

The [[iBOT]] mobility device and [[Segway]]'s Concept Centaur were both introduced with Tweel airless tires. Michelin also has additional projects for the Tweel concept on small construction equipment, such as [[skid-steer loader]]s, for which it seems well suited.

[[NASA]] has contracted Michelin to develop a wheel for the next-generation [[lunar rover]] based on the Tweel concept.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.inautonews.com/nasa-rover-vehicle-equipped-with-michelin-tires |title=Nasa's Rover Vehicle equipped with Michelin tires |first=Serafim |last=Mircea |work=Inautonews |date=2009-02-16 |access-date=2014-02-10}}</ref> This has resulted in the Lunar Rover Initiative AB [[Scarab (rover)|Scarab]] wheels.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.frc.ri.cmu.edu/projects/lri/scarab/components/wheels/wheels.html |title=Scarab's Wheels |first=David |last=Wettergreen |work=Lunar Rover Initiative |publisher=Carnegie Mellon University |access-date=2014-02-10}}</ref>

In October 2012, Michelin North America Inc. began commercial sales of the Michelin 12N16.5 X Tweel for skid-steer loaders used in landscaping, construction, contracting, refuse/recycling and agricultural industries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20121029/NEWS/121029916/michelin-tweel-for-skid-steers-launched-updated |title=Michelin 'Tweel' for skid-steers launched |work=Tire Business |date=2012-10-29 |access-date=2014-02-10}}</ref>