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Motorized sausage
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Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:00:37 GMT
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OK, here comes another one!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_fCznm3JF8

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=231993

This has a new (?) method of locomotion - it rolls along just by changing its shape. The wheels are fixed to the body and do not rotate. In principle you could enclose the whole thing in a plastic bag and it would still go (perhaps there is a practical application there?). Interestingly, it (usually) needs a push to get started.

Essentially, the whole thing is like a giant universal joint:

It owes its existence to these two parts:

Enjoy! Alexander



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  Re: Motorized sausage
 
(...) Very nice! There have been many prototype engines designed using similar techniques in the past, there's a page about them (URL). ROSCO (15 years ago, 30-Dec-09, to lugnet.technic, FTX)

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