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I wonder whether the extra weight of a third, retractable/foldable leg would negate the power savings that could accrue from being able to switch to 3-wheeled m
by jackgavigan 6mo ago
I wonder whether the extra weight of a third, retractable/foldable leg would negate the power savings that could accrue from being able to switch to 3-wheeled mode when appropriate (thereby allowing the gyro to be spun down).
- v9v 6mo agoBy gyro do you mean flywheel? Is there one in this robot?
- Isamu 6mo agoThere does not appear to be one in this robot, from what I am able to read about it. I think sometimes people assume there must be something like that to help balance. This generalizes fixed 2-wheel dynamic balancers which mostly don’t have flywheels for stability either, the focus is on the dynamics of keeping the wheels under the center of gravity, or a bit offset when moving. The novelty here is about switching between dynamic control policies while keeping them simple.