Lego Car with Ball Wheels

[@trattoretrattore8228]

I can just imagine how wonderful parallel parking would be with this.

[@exa0710]

Ok then so you use pedals to move forward use the gearbox to switch to C R A B D R I V I N G Edit: HOLY SHIT 300 LIKES!?!? I LEFT IT SITTING THERE FOR 5 MONTHS Edit #2: Nearly 1k likes, man...

[@Wolf_90702]

There's been cars in the past that could do this. Various different designs in different eras.

[@trystanbernardie2398]

Even blond girls could park without accident

[@Hawk7886]

@@trystanbernardie2398 ah yes, nothing like some casual sexism

[@trystanbernardie2398]

@@Hawk7886 it's not sexism it's humor... my girlfriend drive actually better than me... if you can't understand humor you can just remove that wooden stick from your @ss

[@Simrasil_]

that's pretty cool, and the finished product looks like an actual technic set, great stuff!

[@domimomi3954]

Looks better than any recent technik set. Technik is in a real sad spot right now

[@jasonbrody9294]

Better technik is Trash nowerdays

[@alwexander996]

I just throught of something... Can technic sets be accepted into Lego Ideas? Like, they already had some complicated sets there and why wouldn't this Piece of Magic be there

[@jasonbrody9294]

@@alwexander996 Lego is a shitty company there a so much better companys like xinbao or cobi

[@sabrel4975]

@@jasonbrody9294 That’s not entirely true. Yes, they have been pushing sets more recently, which tend to be same-y, but the quality of the pieces and the consistency despite the variety of parts is surprisingly high. Compare that to other companies, which use weak locking bricks and a very basic set of pieces, and you’ll see that LEGO is generally a better option. Also, LEGO’s developing biodegradable bricks at a similar quality, which is better for the environment but comes at a cost to them, unlike the Chinese toy companies which only really care about profit.

[@arnoldrimmer9161]

If lego don't turn this into a technic model they've lost the plot, you deserve all the royalties too. Absolutely amazing build, I'd buy it.

[@tankingwithtigers136]

Shut up and take my money.

[@zimbu_]

It would need changes to make illustrations on a building manual easy to understand, and things like the tyres would probably have to be special pieces to make it work well on common flooring materials even with dust or animal hair. That said, I can totally imagine this as a set with a top that makes it look like a sci-fi muscle car from a cyberpunk universe. Love the sound of those electric motors whizzing away.

[@HiiroRocker101]

Well, at the beginning of the video the balls were specified to be Duplo brand. So that's Lego's big ol' toddler blocks division. I don't see any reason why they couldn't just produce them in black for the set. Maybe they would need a rubberized finish or something?

[@xx_worldjaxx_xx1494]

@@HiiroRocker101 they would probably need the rubber coating,for extra traction / grip / whatever.

[@ArabianShark]

@@xx_worldjaxx_xx1494 Rubber coating and possibly treads cut into it, not unlike tyre treads IRL, but probably in a hexagonal pattern. Anyway, I'd definitely buy this, if it were a kit.

[@babynamesinfo]

My middle school robotics team built a robot with a design pretty similar to what's shown at 1:50 for the 2009 First Lego League competition. We had two wheels connected to the NXT in the front & used the duplo ball in a cage at the back. The ball would roll around freely so it reduced the amount of programming we had to do. It's so cool to see a much better version of the dulpo ball wheel concept all these years later!!

[@pullfunnystick]

Frc uses swerve drive which is similar liar to this

[@ranceroni]

@@pullfunnystick yes, but it's not really the same. but would be interesting for someone to attempt something like this

[@VestedUTuber]

@@pullfunnystick Swerve drive is similar in function but WAY more mechanically complex. Honestly, anyone who uses it is basically throwing money at whatever problem they're trying to solve, rather than being resourceful.

[@jac1871]

I’ve seen some ftc teams make ball drive as well, though it’s not very popular

[@johnclement189]

No obnoxious music or talking, just the sounds of Legos clicking satisfyingly.

[@Eleanor_Ch]

This is my kind of ASMR.

[@jwalster9412]

Almost as good as Lego building IRL.

[@thecrazything95]

I mean yeah, its a ripoff channel of Brick Experimentation Channel that has been around for years.

[@Mystixor]

@@thecrazything95 Ripoff is a surprisingly dramatic term for an amazing concept catching on lol

[@WeiChei]

The only annoying noise is the motors high pitch squeal.

[@ganesh2levrai]

The most amazing thing is that even if LEGO never intended to make those balls to be used like you did, all the engineering behind the craftmanship of the bricks make this absolutely possible.

[@stella7022]

Ohhh Ganesh ! c'est ca qui est beau avec les légos c'est de détourner leur utilisation principale

[@withrejkapermana6087]

engineer : give me something, and I'll make it wonderfull

[@Nalkahn]

Oh vous ici, quelle surprise :) A quand le "Apprend à imiter une brique Lego" ? :p

[@Underbottom.Sandydown]

.... is y the toys exist

[@tipyingmistakes4743]

Lego is all about breaking conventional rules

[@leopeter9051]

You could use rubber balls as wheels, such as bouncy balls. They'd have better friction both to the ground and the drive wheels. They would also add, depending on the stiffness of the rubber, a certain amount of inertial dampening as a suspension. A awesome build.

[@Arjun-ei3jx]

Good idea but with the plastic balls the car is able to drift smoothly

[@yoloboogie3674]

@@Arjun-ei3jx with enough torque and skill, you can drift rubber ball wheels as weell

[@sambeatty2312]

@@Arjun-ei3jx it drifts bc of the 4 wheel steering, standard AWD tends to understeer

[@pilosopher974]

the dust issue will be worsened, need to mitigate that.

[@Seethenhagen]

I would imagine that giving the driving wheels some angle pointed downwards would give it suspension through the mechanism that also keeps puts friction on the ball and drive wheels, and have that be the only point of contact. Though the ball choice would certainly influence the traction characteristics and soften the ride as well. Perhaps those pink super bounce balls would work well.

[@vexxxG]

Suspension can be added if you separate the wheel "modules" and add suspension to the module itself, and braking can be added as a brake drum on the wheel itself, or by adding a short reverse burst (adding ABS might be harder though because of the omnidirectional thing) Awesome video! Part list, maybe? 🥺

[@yournumberonepal]

ABS could be controlled via electric motor modulation in software.

[@cheesebusiness]

Suspension can be added by just using inflateable wheels instead of plastic.

[@Thatonehatefulskeleton.66]

Our poor ass

[@drunkenfarmerjohn42]

@@cheesebusiness Racquetball balls would solve several issues, from suspension to static build-up or dust.

[@robotkabot7541]

I had this thought aswell but the unsprung weight is still quite high in comparison to suspension wheels

[@dhasfhadngsdgsdgrwg]

it would be interested to see a model flying car made with legos in your style! Your mechanisms are impressive, and so is the design of the finished build!

[@BrickTechnology]

Thanks, well flying... That's hard to build

[@OnezKrs]

@@BrickTechnology its possible, Brick Experiment Channel has build flying brick vehicels

[@jurekgadzinowski2895]

@@OnezKrs yea but with custom voltage, I think it was more than 25V

[@glowytheglowbug]

@@BrickTechnology reaallly hard :P ive tried before withcustom props the props broke before it even got any lift

[@PAVLL0-v4i]

@@OnezKrs link?

[@NovaCaddoWolf]

Reminds me of the car Will Smith drove in the movie "I Robot". Very well engineered.

[@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon]

Certainly. Put an Audi badge on it and they're very similar.

[@NS5_USR]

@@Xtoxinlolinecronomicon sorta it's just the design, Cooler to add the working backwards doors like on the Audi to this Lego car

[@tecnogadget2]

The R8 concept

[@SilverSlugVideos]

Audi RSQ

[@NS5_USR]

@@SilverSlugVideos I know

[@Malimber]

This is a perfect example as to why they don't make cars like this. The added complexity doesn't make up for the small amount of extra advantages.

[@FreshApplePie]

this project is incredibly cool... but imagine the contact patch on a wet/icy road lol

[@ComingInHotPink]

@@FreshApplePie Tokyo Drifting to the graveyard

[@Malimber]

@@FreshApplePie imagine any one of those parts breaking at speed.

[@trevorphilips2521]

Imagine replacing a “wheel”

[@trevorphilips2521]

Also, grip levels will be smaller

[@hydrotherat5181]

This is a really well-made video for all us non-lego technicians, because of how he explains what he is doing and the purposes of gears and explaining problems, also informing us what he is using and even adding arrows occasionally. Really fun and interesting channel, you have earned a sub

[@lord_deedih]

One change I would make would be to draw circles on the wheels/balls so that we can better appreciate their rotation and how they're affected by the motors. Great stuff!

[@sashaherriott5129]

I guess, the motion of the vehicle seems explicitive enough.

[@WoobyMe]

@@sashaherriott5129 Diego probably means in the parts where the vehicle isn't moving, and the effect of the motors on the ball rotation is being demonstrated

[@VincentGonzalezVeg]

A 3d circle

[@Gran69]

Don't you mean a line?

[@koeielul112]

Maybe even flimsy rubber bands for extra grip / traction

[@stefanomingotto7061]

I'm definitely not an expert, but this is one the most amazing Lego models I've ever seen

[@anirudhkm3296]

they should definitely make this an official lego set. Amazing design and functions!

[@macsmith2013]

Agreed. It's been a while since LEGO did anything even half as innovative.

[@billybobby7607]

@@macsmith2013 latest Lego technics is putting a hat on a Lego man

[@danha3107]

fr with more color besides shades of gray, this absolutely should be an official set

[@rocketman1969]

I agree

[@DrYak]

11:32 > "Dust sticks to the drive wheel and makes them slip" cries in "90s ball mouse"...

[@TiagoCatarino]

I hate that I hate Technic and can't bring myself to do stuff like this! Well done man, it looks and works amazing!!

[@BrickTechnology]

My heart broke when you said you don't like technic in one of your videos :) Thanks for your feedback, means a lot to me coming from a lego designer.

[@johnycraft7665]

You know..... lego Technic is very cool but its too expensive

[@ianbuilds7712]

Knex...

[@ianbuilds7712]

"I hate that I hate something" is probably the silliest thing I think I've ever heard that did not come out of my girlfriend's mouth🤣... it sounds like the words of a true uber hipster contrarian. I'm a die hard knex lover and if you want to build large scale stuff or impressively functional weapons (particularly compound bows that actually flex like a real bow) or really fast elastic powered cars knex can be superior but technics are so popular there's a part for literally everything now (which is why it's kinda cheating; u want a worm and wheel gear box? Just buy one) .. the variety of parts and level of intricate, functional detail you can achieve on such a small scale with technics is unmatched though... You certainly pay a premium for it and that is why I love to hate on Lego.. if I want to build cool stuff out of plastic nowadays I think a 3d printer is where I'd start and basic rc car stuff is so cheap now there's no reason not to go that route

[@phoenixschallert2720]

@@ianbuilds7712 sounds like a lovely relationship you have there 👍 why even include that lol it just makes you sound a bit shitty ngl

[@Wildicon19]

This is an ingenious design along with the three drive modes incorporated in the design! It reminds me of the car is I Robot! Outstanding creation you are very creative!

[@teknoman117]

I was about to say the same thing!

[@cirrustate8674]

That's likely the inspiration.

[@alfalanceer17015]

i was watching the video and also reminded of that car. It's an interesting concept

[@aestheticswim3397]

I wonder if spherical tyres could be possible in real life

[@MikolajF]

@@aestheticswim3397 i think that biggest problem is transfer of power to a ball. With a wheel its easy, but with ball not so much :( for now only with rolers like here or old computer mouse.. Imagine hard breaking.

[@antonnym214]

This is a great project. Your ball wheels seem to be a simpler and better solution than ALL of the omni-wheel implementations I have seen. The crab and sideways translation modes were hyper-interesting. Nice going! I would love to see this with equivalent-sized rubber balls, or even what they call "Super balls" or "high-bounce" balls. I subscribed immediately. All good wishes, my friend.

[@WhiteWolf65]

I was also going to suggest the hard 'super-bounce' type balls, as they are usually very round, and would provide better power-transfer & traction.

[@carlsoto1747]

@@WhiteWolf65 Are we talking vulcanized rubber balls like those that are used in Lacrosse? If so those balls are incredibly dense and have significant weight to them. It would be very difficult to stop the vehicle quickly and change direction because of the momentum.

[@KleptomaniacJames]

Omni wheels have better performance when scaling. Otherwise we'd just use balls for everything

[@jiquandaviussongaming8640]

super balls bro

[@yeetionary]

@@jiquandaviussongaming8640 this is a family friendly youtube channel

[@Ctr1A1tDe1Eat]

This is easily one of the most amazing LEGO builds I've seen yet.

[@atharvasrivastava8268]

Incredible! The fact that sphere wheels can be better then regular wheels is surprising, you'd think it would be too hard but youve shown it isnt =D

[@zaca911]

it would be on a 3000 lbs car. but on a 2 lbs of plastic yeah its ez

[@MagnusFeirenbacher]

spherical wheels are great if you don't have to worry about surface wear or traction

[@methus9812]

@@MagnusFeirenbacher what about dirt getting between the drive wheels and the ball

[@RyanSmith-wc7ku]

@@MagnusFeirenbacher well the good year tire concept would rotate them periodically for even wear

[@dt99022]

@@RyanSmith-wc7ku Yes, but the issue is the sphere will always end up with substantially less surface area on the ground than a normal tire. Surface area is critical in keeping your grip in all situations.

[@cable4619]

The complexity of this builds are super satisfying. True talent on display here!!

[@SarkadiGabi]

I am fascinated by your skills. The whole process of developing looks just easy - yet I know it was probably not. And the result looks also very professional. Was nice to see how you integrated everything in a very compact way. Thanks for sharing!

[@couththememer]

I mean, it is professional

[@il2shturmovik]

same chassis may be used with either tank turret or car cab

[@Cheeztoe]

The snap sound from the Legos are so satisfying!

[@stefano173]

So double steering makes it an AWD but then the car steering makes it a RWD. That's interesting. I like that you also used the crab steering concept that people thought of irl with cars such as this :D Great job! (Just an edit here about my comment: Yes I have realised it's supposed to consider the steering and not the drive since it still uses all wheels to drive but can change which wheels it uses to steer, thank you to the people who were correcting me in the comments.)

[@cuzwhynot1898]

Nah it's AWD all the time. All 4 spheres are spinning even in car steering mode, which techinically makes it AWD. The word you're thinking of is 4 wheel steering. It already exists on some cars, and cars even from the 80s, but the spheres in the video just takes it to the extreme.

[@sirondium]

Crab steering as an extra slider in double steering mode would be sick for parking.

[@joshuamartin3232]

Double steering makes it 4WS 4 wheel steering

[@MaxUgly]

The "crab" steering is what I was waiting for as soon as I saw this. Freaking awesome!

[@johnwig285]

@@MaxUgly crab wheels actually exist but mostly in robotics and AGVs in ur shipyard

[@alichamas63]

Can we not only appreciate the wonderful engineering here but also the amount of time and editing which goes into the videos? Attention to detail that's all I can say!

[@hobbes5043]

I dont want to appreciate it i just want to watch some shit

[@nomey07]

​@@hobbes5043fr lmao these youtube comments are everywhere

[@unclejoe3338]

@@hobbes5043ong

[@mr.cantplayaninstrument8402]

@@nomey07 glad to see likeminded people

[@sleepysombre4307]

“Can we just appreciate-“ no. Stop this comment immediately mister NPC 🤖

[@4nt0s]

If Lego doesn't make this into an official set I'm gonna lose it.

[@Xsoskeleton]

probably wont due to how much stress it put on the ball pieces sadly

[@davidbuffum4887]

I don't care, I want one!!!!!

[@4nt0s]

@@Xsoskeleton ballshit

[@eoctv4896]

Youre gonna lose it

[@SarkadiGabi]

If it would be launched by LEGO it would probably cost a fortune. Would be at around 400 USD I guess.

[@qhamarii0]

I see its use being more for a utility vehicle rather than a everyday car

[@neetard7360]

Finally, a worthy use for Duplo parts Mighty impressive, my dude!

[@zednotdead]

When I was a kid, I had a Hot Wheels magazine that showcased the car used in I, Robot that had a similar ball-based drive. It was so cool. This is basically that car brought to life.

[@bsharpmajorscale]

People are saying "I, Robot," but my first thought was the DMC-12. Very cool build! I wonder if the "dual steering" would have functioned more like what actual cars have if the wheels were grippier?

[@nicholasteran5329]

Same 👍

[@ryanbauer3680]

"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious sh*t."

[@kito1san]

Yup. It's an Audi car in "I robot"

[@paulstein8854]

Wait the DeLorean had ball wheels? or are you referring to the chassis/styling?

[@bsharpmajorscale]

@@paulstein8854 Chassis/styling. I've never seen a full-sized automobile with ball wheels! 😅

[@pause.206]

Love this one, such an incredible build! If you ever do a redux of this, it would be cool if you marked dots along the 3 axis of each ball, so when you're showing the turning demos it's a little easier to see how they're rotating. Awesome video! Thanks you!

[@TheGlitchyMario]

Fun fact: If you replace the motors with turn sensors, that's about how old school computer mice worked.

[@raymonddamm8559]

Mice had X and Y axis, this is only one way (like a wheel) and I only looks cool

[@jek__]

Beautiful, throw a motor in an old ball mouse and let it roam around the room for your cat to play with!

[@TheGlitchyMario]

@@jek__ I have one of those old mice. Now I want to do this. One problem… my cat’s old, and doesn’t chance things.

[@scallopkite5800]

@@raymonddamm8559 but... it does have 2 axis?

[@befer]

now that makes me think... You could technically program it then to map your room / route that the vehicle is taking, and have it transferred to your computer

[@anton2699]

Awesome video. Love how you show the design process. The dust of the rollers made me think of old ball mouse and how we had to clean it.

[@BrickTechnology]

Exactly, it is like a mouse ball just way dirtier

[@Aconaut89]

@@BrickTechnology you need to switch to laser drive soon :D

[@noahledesma3151]

The fact that this is custom made is incredible

[@sittithornpui-ock4747]

It gives me nostalgia for sphere-wheels Audi in Artificial Intelligence movie.

[@maximecollet30]

The dream drift car. You can literally drift at 1 km/h. Plus no excess wear compared to normal driving.

[@Thesnakerox]

I've seen a lot of pictures of concept cars with spherical wheels. It's amazing to see a working model of it though! If anything, this definitely proves that such a mechanism is very much possible.

[@heylloe9382]

Facts I was so hyped when I saw this vid

[@JohnCena-iw2vk]

@@MidwestFarmToys steel speres with rubber coating.

[@JohnCena-iw2vk]

@@MidwestFarmToys time to find out how they did it on the balls from those ball mice.

[@cameron7374]

@@JohnCena-iw2vk See, those are just entirely made of rubber. Which, at the speeds you move a mouse around, is fine but once you put that on the road, you'll just sand off the wheels until they're too small to make proper contact with the drive wheels or your car just hits the ground and then just sits there.

[@bee2hive]

@@JohnCena-iw2vk Buy 4 mice and make a new car

[@markus_park]

This is so underrated! The idea and the mechanism is just fascinating both in theory and in practice! I also really liked the design. It just shows how much thought and hard work was put into it. Wish you all the best, sir!

[@donnieboose4863]

Great mobility within an open space. I'm seeing possibilities for carts, particularly in a warehouse-like setting. Would also be responsive for park/lot/field security, especially when in groups. Less traction and softer surfaces may also be appealing for groundskeeping vehicles. Perhaps if the ball was lightly textured for grip, like a dodgeball/stability ball?

[@saintapoc4031]

if you ever make an updated version to this, it would be interesting to see each ball module on suspension so that you can conquer terrain. This thing is freaking awesome btw

[@moosedander2740]

I love the concept of these cars, and always though about the pros and cons of the concept and how it could be improved upon. Sadly the cons outweigh the pros under most if not all circumstances. it'd be interesting to see it with rubber coated spheres and see how much the extra traction improves speed/control or if it only makes things worse for the car.

[@jrojassengard2586]

Extra traction is always good, I think suspension and "tire" wear are going to be the main issues

[@Tsudico]

@@jrojassengard2586 Couldn't tire wear partially be mitigated by slightly altering the vector the tires should travel, so they do not constantly use the same orbital plane? It might add wear due to the added friction, but would prevent "ruts" in the tire that would completely kill the omnidirectional functionality.

[@ninjahunterx7497]

@@BlackTorrent How does having low contact area take away from traction? Isn't friction force propotional to friction coefficient and reaction force? So, contact area shouldn't matter in my opinion.

[@MrGHOSTMAXX]

@@ninjahunterx7497 It aint that deep man. Ever stop to think why drag cars have insanely wide tires?

[@sneedmcsneed2762]

@@BlackTorrent It's not due to wheel shape Larger tires can be made from softer materials, which have a better traction coefficient

[@UltraHeavyShadow]

Very cool! "Crab steering mode" is called holonomic drive--it's commonly sought after in robotics, but is usually achieved with omnidirectional wheels.

[@chaotickreg7024]

It's a common feature in off-road forklifts and it makes life WAY easier. It's also just fun using all 3 steering modes.

[@colleenforrest7936]

I like the ball-tire idea. It's an interesting idea. That could maybe work well on these new reverse trike vehicles that are coming out now.

[@s3ncho190]

i dont see how the break sistem would work with these especially with high speeds

[@killer0005_]

That is actually incredible. This needs to become an official set, with some small changes to fix the issues that you listed as the cons. I also have a suggestion: Would you be able to apply this movement style into the Card-Shooting Tank? I think that would be pretty cool.

[@SOLDEUSofDETHEROC]

This would easily be a $2k set, doubt it would be very popular.

[@QuietPenguinGaming]

I totally agree, I came here to say I'd buy this if it was a complete set/kit

[@carmenrepucci]

I’m not sure of the limitations on the control side of things, but it would be sweet to see the steering scheme act like passenger vehicles with rear steer. It would be one thing to have code determine whether the steering motors should counter rotate or not based on forward velocity, but doing that mechanically would be sick! You could potentially use a governor and transmission or differential to pull that off

[@tankingwithtigers136]

Late 1980s honda accords and very very large fire trucks, Allow us to introduce ourselves.

[@caseykline2327]

This is awesome to see a concept of a car using spherical tires. The last time I saw something like this was when Goodyear released their prototype spherical tire

[@MasterHitBox]

This is the cleanest drifting ti exist. Highly Underrated channel.

[@HouseofBricksStudios]

perfect for drifting

[@RainaPCB]

I want to see a phonk music video with this car drifting

[@myth5306]

Drifting to heaven

[@High_Key]

Amazing and very ingenious build. But what’s also crazy is the undeniable importance of actual wheels. Even when you’re trying to build a wheel-less vehicle, it still requires wheels.

[@winterpanda6204]

maybe not i think there can be a solution with magnetic just think of a motor or in german its called a ´´Drehstromasynchronmotor´´, maybe if u copy this technique and make it better u can left the wheels out. Just my thought

[@Sonilotos]

Just wait until we figure out how to make our cars hover I know it sounds crazy and stupid at the moment, but so was the idea of planes before they were invented by the Wright Brothers.

[@gamerdrive5565]

Dense rubber would work better, then drive wheels could be changed to rollers that taper with the ball and have a much larger contact patch. The drive rollers could also be mounted on a swing arm suspension setup, but probably not using legos.

[@thingsido6067]

I always build stuff that didn't existed back in the 90's with all my technic stuff, loved the Pneumatics and complicated designs, I was 14 years old, now 40 and still very interested how stuf works, specially with all the modern Technic stuff!! Love the vids

[@whanowa]

I really hope you're a dad because as a kid it would surely be fun as hell to play with the final build!

[@KianAkhtar]

it would be very interesting to see instructions of how you made this! very unique and cool design!

[@theskronklbeep]

agreed

[@jacobstep7153]

@@theskronklbeep that would be a lot of pages

[@LordOfLight]

I had my first Lego set about 65 years ago. It grew larger over time and I loved it, but of course it was much simpler than the kind of thing on display here. If I could have had that it would've driven me crazy.

[@markiffusjointicus2132]

There was never a more appropriate time to say "man you realy need balls to do something like this!"

[@FarrelTTE]

A very nice amount of likes you got there sir

[@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here]

@@FarrelTTE indeed, pray no one ruins it

[@justablitz]

@@Insert-Retarded-Reply-Here too late. Its up to 76 but im not gonna like in hopes it goes down again

[@annemccolm8753]

🥁🥁 tssssss

[@vitrajustme4436]

He be rollinballlin

[@ranchjenkem6002]

Very cool to see in practical use-and understand a bit more about the feasibility at larger scale

[@ArsMan064sLegoTechnicCreations]

Great idea. Looks like car steering mode is the most comfortable for driving

[@igordasunddas3377]

But the crab mode is the most dope mode really.. it looks just so crazily out of place, that it's hilarious. Love it!

[@abstractn027]

if this was a real car you'd probably get used to the all-sphere steering really fast and love it because of how easy it is to park

[@armokil]

This is so cool. I wish it was a proper set :( I love the different drive modes. It really gives it so much character!

[@52flyingbicycles]

I see why regular cars don’t use ball wheels. It’s a very interesting feat of engineering, but too many impracticalities for mass manufacturing

[@owenliquidnitrogen]

Surprised we haven't seen anyone make an insane sportscar that can drive sideways yet. Or maybe I've just missed it

[@myselfproduction2880]

You mean like this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKDUc4h7nN6EbqM

[@reshfish2]

@@owenliquidnitrogen it ain’t a sports car but it looks like one, it’s the Mercedes AVTR

[@7878444]

@@myselfproduction2880 Sure. But that is just a concept.

[@jaky3]

And mostly because of the sphere's contact patch on the road is nonexistent compared to a car tire. It wouldn't work practically.

[@flowinsounds]

kingston expert mouse trackballs are 52mm, and perfectly spherical.

[@oscar-812]

Wow, it reminds me of the cars from the movie "I, Robot" Very well done!

[@EuphoricBloodLust]

not gonna lie... if they added four interconnected rings up front, I wouldn't be surprised

[@Blaze6108]

You are experiencing a car accident.

[@mandoblack8654]

Always thought this was a science fiction type of idea, or at the very least would need to be electro magnetic which wouldn't work with the rubber wheels. This "conventional" setup you've created is pretty spectacular.

[@nadarith1044]

You know wheels aren't all rubber right?

[@mandoblack8654]

@@nadarith1044 Wow your so smart!. What does that have to do with my comment?

[@nadarith1044]

@@mandoblack8654 _"would need to be electro magnetic which _*_wouldn't work with the rubber wheels."_* This would only be true if wheels were all rubber, but they can have a ferromagnetic core and still be covered with rubber so this WILL work and your idea that it wouldn't is patently false also it's 'you're' not 'your'

[@robsmall6466]

Reminds me of the Audi from I Robot starring Will Smith

[@ohmygahdbilly]

@@nadarith1044 I can smell the smugness from here

[@GregoryRichardstheman]

As a Bionicle/technic MOCer, videos like this make me miss building sets that told me exactly what would work rather than having to tinker with parts for half an hour until I figured out what would make my ideas possible

[@stampycake21]

What?

[@GregoryRichardstheman]

@@stampycake21 someone else does all the tinkering for me and i get to see a beautiful end product without the frustration or time spent doing it myself

[@panakinskywalker9199]

If someone else does all the “tinkering” then it’s not your idea lol

[@GregoryRichardstheman]

@@panakinskywalker9199 That's very true. I see your point

[@glendasemien8347]

Legos are jus satisfied ingenuity with their own products and the sound of clickingbof legos

[@bold-Motion]

I would love to see this as a life-size car! Trapped in a parallel parking space? No problem! Need to make a U turn but the road is too narrow? No problem! I'm sure there are more ways this could be used (other than for amazing doughnuts) ,but I can't think of any rn.

[@w2uup422]

i think this is actually being used in amazon warehouses but idk maybe the use normal wheels for their sorting robots

[@HellecticMojo]

The issue is that it unnecessarily causes lateral forces to be a problem on the car. It also has poor grip on the road since it's a single point contact rather than a line. Imagine how disastrous the car would be if any parts failed, especially the brakes. The tech should not exceed hand carts in scope or humans will be screwed by loss of control.

[@ragingbulllego]

@@w2uup422 The special forklifts in warehouses use Mecanum wheels, which are far more complicated, but they basically do the same thing. Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKDUc4h7nN6EbqM

[@isaiahmumaw]

@@HellecticMojo I was just about to make a similar comment. With the snowstorm currently traveling across the American Midwest, a vehicle like this would fare poorly. But in industry and the like, there are tons of uses.

[@OutrunRewind]

humans are already very bad at driving normal cars, so I doubt that's going to happen

[@nate3265]

The dust was a problem for this, but I'm sure you can imagine that in scaled-up applications spherical wheels would probably have issues with water. They would need grooves to channel the water, which would have to be symmetrical because they can go any direction, and this would reduce their already small contact area with the ground. Braking ability would also be poor because of this. This is still a super cool test of the concept!

[@francoisthomas4930]

Amazing project, but I feel like using spheres with shapes instead of plain red would help better understand and visualize how the motors work

[@patrickgallogly8092]

Not only is this educational and cool, but I can see this being a potential future for automobiles

[@gabrielanderson8767]

Always thought spherical wheels were a cool idea for sci-fi cars. Nice to see that it works rather well. Very inspiring, and fantastic build

[@RealBadGaming52]

That’s one thing I liked about iRobot

[@RobCharo]

irobot

[@rascal1514]

Pro: It's freaking awesome! TPU 3D printed spheres could remove some of the cons. Could make an awesome forklift chassis. No suspension needed then.

[@cjgamez636]

This is actually amazing design. If this was made into an actual car (with some modifications for the cons), it would be a technological revolution.

[@boofe7206]

except for anywhere that doesn't have California weather :(

[@nathanreno7739]

This is some nice ASMR

[@klopton]

0:25 sounds like rickroll at first

[@Zach-sg3ro]

Reminds me of the Audi RSQ from iRobot! :) Great build man!

[@5iwot5]

Incredibly satisfying to watch and one of the most creative lego builds i've ever seen!!

[@irresponsiblecaptain851]

This is amazing! Would love to see this tried with rubber balls for added traction and shock absorption

[@LaMamasota_17]

Good donuts bro 9:40

[@Plarndude]

I'd love to see a life size concept car with this ball drive system. Make it easy to swap balls for different surfaces.

[@FlowHD]

well suspension would be really hard to make or design for that so back to normal wheels

[@skylark.kraken]

It's not as practical as omni-wheels that can be built much smaller. There would also be exponentially more friction as you increase the size and weight (unless you have wheels that provide minimal friction). It would also require an enourmous amount of space. However it would be really cool to see. A more practical use for a car that has more manouverability is having both front and rear wheels steer (4 wheel steering), at slower speeds they can turn opposite which would allow for tight turns and at higher speeds they turn together so you can slide between lanes, no sliding sideways tho; these cars even exist and can be bought although most have the rear steering so subtle you might not realise, like the Audi A8 where the rear stearing is like 1/4 that of the front.

[@beanos2287]

@@FlowHD suspension could be linked to a seperate component that connects the the rotors that move the spherical wheel.

[@davidwebb1872]

@@beanos2287 I think the much bigger problem would be that you’d only have a point contact on each wheel with the ground and therefore very little traction

[@beanos2287]

@@davidwebb1872 I agree, that would probably be a big problem.

[@optiblue16stopmotion45]

10:45 ngl, that really sounded like a tea kettle

[@nguyenxuangiap9582]

Đây là bộ đồ chơi rất tuyệt vời, phù hợp mọi lứa tuổi, vừa giải trí, vừa thoả sức sáng tạo. Mẫu xe bạn thiết kế cũng cực kỳ tuyệt vời, linh hoạt, nhạy bén, nó chỉ có khuyết điểm duy nhất là khi đi đường có dầu nhớt hoặc sình lầy, ngoài ra nó tuyệt vời

[@sr.adrian5235]

Man, the time you must of put in to design this… respect dude, you deserve more credit. ❤️

[@eyeseaewe1736]

This is insane. I love it.

[@heff0d468]

I really enjoy these videos, but I'd love to see more of the design process

[@ErrorP1xel]

I would SOOOOOO buy this

[@dirtnapstor6884]

LEGO AMSR, Lol. Very satisfying watching everything fit together so perfectly. Granted, he’s already gone through troubleshooting, but this is the design process in action, and done so well!

[@GhostRyder2008]

I'm glad to know it can be used for astronaut training. That was the big question I had in mind this whole time ;)

[@jaricmcghee5931]

I love this kind of stuff. If you have a solid framework around the balls being used as the tires similar to the video but beefed up with impact absorption. As well as if you have a dense metal ball in the middle dipped or wrapped in rubber(possibly using the hex design they're working on for wheels that don't need air) it's possible to make it work. You could also use electromagnetic suspension to keep the material from bearing too much weight(having a powerful magnet inside the ball and magnetic sensors and relays keeping the charge the same as the polarity of the ball). However the challenges behind this entire concept isn't cost effective. On top of that the roads wouldn't be good for this type of design(where I live the roads are always littered with pot holes). If you can limit the variables you'd be onto something better than the cars we currently have. Such as wet and winter conditions. On top of that adding an auto pilot system would help reduce human error but only if all cars on the road had the same features.

[@shreyjain3197]

this would be so much better if the balls had their own rubber grip like many other wheels in lego although idk how it would be implemented such a grip would probably be something you can only put once on the ball, then u cant remove it

[@teh6413]

This is something unreal! Bravo! I've never seen anything like it, very well done. My respect)

[@alexpalazzolo1899]

This is like the car Will Smith drove in I Robot

[@Blackskies-b1z]

the future needs more balls and robots

[@WRLDAROUNDRU]

kind of reminds me of film "I'm a robot" if not mistaking, im just russian and tried to translate the name by myself. Well who watched that one film will actually remember the car with ball wheels.

[@landonglick7174]

This is dope! And there’s definitely room for upgrades.

[@hi-ig4lh]

that car has some balls man, pretty brave of him to do that

[@TrenTheOfficial]

man this car is ballin'

[@nakhulanrs7152]

The fact it looks just like a cyberpunk car... Well done...

[@hallwaerd]

11:53 Can be used for astronaut training lol

[@ruledbysaturn]

" the robots tried to kill me " " what robots? " " THE GOD DAMN ROBOTS JOHN! "

[@kasekinekiratah1800]

"When This Baby Hits 88 Miles Per Hour, You're Gonna See Some Serious"... I swear all it needs is an "OUTATIME" license plate to complete the look.

[@ashleyhamman]

alternatively, reshape the body a little and give it an "I, Robot" display stand

[@SaidThoughts]

Maybe if they use magnetic fields on metal laced spherical tires they could do similar field manipulation done with hard drives, and how they use magnets for it to stop with precision. Maybe something like that could solve the spherical grip and stopping problems with spherical tires.