by news | Aug 22, 2014 | Design
I think this could be pretty good, at least as an initial idea. Two rubber rollers, a bolt in between. It might need some bearings but maybe some nylon washers would be enough. In the middle is a bent metal clip to hold it together, something a machine could pop out a...
by news | Aug 21, 2014 | Design
I found a great website that walks in detail about omni wheels and it confirms what I already knew, using 3 wheels isn’t such a great idea…...
by news | Aug 21, 2014 | Design
Well, there is nothing new under the sun, no amazing patent for me :p This is from some robot hacker group but they have no further information other than this picture. I also found this : It’s a Japanese design for a omni directional tracked vehicle that can...
by news | Aug 16, 2014 | Design
Yes, thats a Dyson Air Multiplier in front… No one would buy a motion simulator that could only do this, but if it’s really easy to...
by news | Aug 16, 2014 | Design
I saw an amazing video of the new Unreal 4.4 hang glider demo and realised it would be so easy to be able to use the Feel Three to really experience it. It’s only a plank of wood attached to the half sphere, use a controller underneath if you’re lazy or...
by news | Aug 16, 2014 | Design
Over on the Star Citizen website I’m experiencing some feedback and not all of it good. Apparently it is quite impossible to do what I want to do without hydraulics, industrial servos or $3k linear actuators… it just cannot be done. Over at x-sim.de, where...
