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In case anyone is excited about spherical wheels, they have been looked at many times. They have the unappealing feature that the area of tread making contact w
by robotresearcher 9y ago
In case anyone is excited about spherical wheels, they have been looked at many times. They have the unappealing feature that the area of tread making contact with the road is minimized, giving bad grip and high pressure.
They are used occasionally in robotics on very hard, smooth, dry surfaces.
- syntaxide 9y agoWouldn't this be fixed by adding more "tires" then?
- robotresearcher 9y agoIf adding expensive complex components is your thing, sure. The more popular option is to use regular wheels. Cars go forwards a lot and other directions very much less.