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Originally Posted by cj.reeves
why not try using a massive flywheel and rev it up to a couple thousand rpm, next turn the flywheel with your windsheild wiper motor in the direction you want to go, see how the robot reacts to this inertia, if it does not turn on a dime in zero friction enviornment why would nasa use it on their shuttles and other vehicles?
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This is known as a "reaction wheel". You should research if it will provide more turning capability than what you can already do with a standard wheeled drivetrain. If it will, then use it, but if it won't....
EDIT: Oh, typically you would use a reaction wheel horizontally, speeding it or slowing it rapidly to transfer the angular momentum to the robot chassis. What you propose is a simple gyroscope, which could also be effective.