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The examples all seem to only work in two dimensions. "Spring" and "latch" need external alignment to keep them on the same axis, and "align" only works when t
by mhandley 11y ago
The examples all seem to only work in two dimensions. "Spring" and "latch" need external alignment to keep them on the same axis, and "align" only works when the magnets are touching. Is that just because the magnets themselves are flat? Can you use this technology to do stable 3-dimensional positioning? There are all sorts of possibilities for frictionless bearings and so forth if you can.
- Natanael_L 11y agoI'm imagining a gearing system full of magnets instead of gears, and simplified hinges where instead of having 10 moving parts allowing a door to "fold away" you have one or two hinge pieces and 2-4 static magnets that have their magnetic fields control the same motion. Stuff that typically use rails and levers to guide movement could be simplified with magnets.
- koverstreet 11y agoNo, you can't - Earnshaw's theorem