Did someone say square wheels on their robot?

Beau Schwabe

I came across this looking at Parallel robot design mechanisms such as in a Delta robot. Anyway, thought it was interesting...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6RtTo3aNr8

LoopyByteloose

I am beginning to wonder if the human race will survive technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU1qSSZDPws

ajward

Not really a square =wheel=... more like a 6-segment tank track. Interesting.

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Heater.

Damn cunning mechanism. Presumably designed to spread the load and stop the machine compacting the soil.

Martin_H

The first vehicle looks like a track drive without an idler.

ajward

Not =exactly= square... more a six segment tank track.

erco

Beau, you and I have the same tastes in locomotion...!

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/124812-6-Link-Tank-Tread-Vehicle

Mark_T

Loopy Byteloose wrote: »

I am beginning to wonder if the human race will survive technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU1qSSZDPws

Well its one up on going to hell in a hand-cart! I had to watch that three times to believe it...