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Unread 28-11-2012, 21:02
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Re: Be afraid... Be VERY Afraid

First off, awesome concept. I really can't believe that I just spent 30 minutes reading through all of this, but it is a fantastic concept. Your presentation of it leaves much to be desired but it's forgiven (imho).

Secondly, I have a question about the maintenance of it. If you have the balls held in place by something other than the weight of the robot (which I heavily advise!) replacing a ball will be difficult. Hopefully you will never need to actually replace one, but just in case....

Also, the actual balls you will use will possibly be carbon fiber? Carbon fiber is cool, that is not deniable. However, how will you make them to resist impact. I am no expert on carbon fiber by any stretch of the imagination, but I do know that it is fragile. In addition, your wheels are what takes the most weight on the robot. I understand that a sphere is ideal for force distribution, but I still would be worried about damage to your balls.

Lastly, if you get this to work in any way at all, please put up some sort of video of it driving. This would be amazing to see work, even if it was not in a competition. Please keep us updated!