Post #3309191
2026-06-11 09:38 UTC
@VoltPaperScissors@chaos.social I watched the video 3 times and I'm still trying to understand how it works. I asume one of the driving wheels falling off the side engages the directional wheel that turns it round but it still looks like magic.
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@cmdrSprocket@mathstodon.xyz 2026-06-11 09:50
@brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk @VoltPaperScissors@chaos.social from what I understand the hourglass shaped thingy tilts at the edge and disengages one of the driving wheels.
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@VoltPaperScissors@chaos.social 2026-06-11 09:53
@brunogirin@mastodon.me.uk if one of the front wheels falls off the other front wheel moves up because both are on a rocker mechanism. That engages the perpendicular wheel that rotates the robot. Also: only one of the back wheels is "powered". Rotation direction of both wheels is set up in a way that if both "powered" wheels are engaged the robot turns on the spot