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Originally Posted by ratdude747
2783 EOT made a "unicorn drive" in 2009.
it had 4 pods. each had 1 cim coaxially driven (by way of a thin gates belt) and next to the cim was a globe for steering (also connected by a gates belt). each pod had 2 rover wheels, for a total of 8 wheels. steering position was determined by 4 analog encoders. no dead zones.
by definition and posted examples, this might have been the first "unicorn drive"
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Independently steered? How many Globe motors?