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The 3D spherical wheels seem to offer suspiciously little clearance (less than 2 inch according to the 16:26 mark in video) for real world use. I also have to
by tromp 5y ago
The 3D spherical wheels seem to offer suspiciously little clearance (less than 2 inch according to the 16:26 mark in video) for real world use.
I also have to wonder about the efficiency loss of driving such wheels, which appears to be via 8 tiny wheels in the cage enclosure.
Does any existing vehicle use such spherical wheels?
I see some other takes on omnidirectional wheels at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_wheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_wheel
- dariusj18 5y agoI believe the concept relies on a city that is designed with special access lanes/roads that must be built to accommodate.
- libertine 5y agoI think this is a concept vehicle, which is quite common in the "classic" automotive industry when ever they want to introduce new design style/language and/or tech. Like this is the vision that will inspire the development.
- Abishek_Muthian 5y ago> I see some other takes on omnidirectional wheels at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_wheel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omni_wheel There is a battlebots robot called shatter[1] which uses omni wheels and imo one of the most impressive bots when it comes to driving; it was a pleasure to see it in action on 2020 season. [1] https://battlebots.com/robot/shatter-2020/ https://battlebots.com/robot/shatter-2020/