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Interesting that they went with the top-mounted differential version rather than the central gearbox version. I'm guessing it's cheaper. The rockers are also a
by mdorazio 3y ago
Interesting that they went with the top-mounted differential version rather than the central gearbox version. I'm guessing it's cheaper. The rockers are also a lot more angular than the real mars rovers to save on needing to bend struts. Very interesting trade-offs to make this buildable with off-the-shelf parts, but I personally like the 3D printable iterations of the same concept ex. [1].
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90HxqwZaWRA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90HxqwZaWRA