This Robot Drives on Wobbly Wheels (but HOW?)

Redditors said they wanted to see wobbly wheels, so I built a remote control robot platform to test it out! Could weird, wobbly wheels be better than regular wheels???
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[@illogicalferi]

At 6:45 you wrote that those are wobbler wheels and at 7:22 5 spoke wheels :D I had to point that sorry :D

[@MakersMuse]

dang nabbit I always miss editing mistakes like that haha. if only YT still allowed annotations!

[@PepperKatt]

oof double bot scam replies

[@tinybison.]

@@PepperKatt i saw the same message with 2 "people" on another video definitly a scam

[@coffeewind4409]

@Chase Marlon Cool! Took about 15 minutes and my default search engine changed for no reason!

[@tavaszigabor5375]

why are you magyar

[@integza]

This is one of those ideas that I didn't knew I needed in my life

[@Nutlicker683]

Well would you look at that it’s my favorite tomato hater

[@christophbeer3417]

Intezga is absolutly right🍅💣

[@Bordpie]

I didn't know I didn't need it, but I know now

[@3Drcnc]

Same, wouldn't even had thought it was a possibility and then once you see it it's so obvious.

[@designingcars9732]

Yep.

[@mvmlego1212]

F for the guy who walked on the beach after him and never figured out what made those squiggly tracks.

[@bmo3778]

*cue existantial crisis cat "are we humans truly alone in this world?"

[@Hunterwindle]

I thought the same

[@emil55555555]

Snaaakkeeesss SNAAAKKEEESS

[@heroicfella1133]

Ancient aliens

[@therealbadbob2201]

That was the first thought to cross my mind as well!

[@jasoneganis]

This is the definition of “re-inventing the wheel!”

[@amarok5048]

Damn! @Jason Egan

[@romarainpublic6735]

And failing to understand that a wheel has to be enough thick and enough rubbery so the coefficient of friction is correct. Sick sad world where even "intelligent" people are dumb.

[@user-pl7tf9gv8e]

@@romarainpublic6735 yh I dont think so wobble wheels are applicable on big scale vehicles. We could just use rigged or tank-like wheels to roam sandy terrains

[@XanderProduction]

@@romarainpublic6735 🤔 So, can it used as alternative wheel option for Mars Rover?

[@reality150tv]

@@XanderProduction There is a reason wheels are the way they are, weight! being completely vertical puts the force directly down, also if you want to really test out wobbly wheels and the effect they would have on an automobile remove the weights balancing ur tires off the rim and tell me how it rolls. When a wheel is out of balance which is exactly what a wobbly wheel would be it throws the car all over at higher speeds very rough ride indeed.

[@ImBuanana]

You thought you got away with sneaking a "wheelie excited" joke in at 5:50 but I see you

[@CalebCarterFilm]

wildlife expert: "And here we have the tracks of the rare golden viper" Angus: hmmm

[@MakersMuse]

LOL they do look quite like snake tracks.

[@CalebCarterFilm]

@@MakersMuse Haha i agree

[@BiologyTube]

@@MakersMuse They actually remind me of the action of sidewinder snakes, which are specifically adapted for moving quickly across sand. I wonder if a wheel design emphasizing this similarity even more would perform even better. Maybe if each wheel only made contact with the ground along half of the left-right sweep? You'd probably need a six-wheeled robot to maintain stability with that though.

[@Travis_Yu]

But sometimes, more unexpected tracks grab our attention

[@Schradermusic]

@@BiologyTube I think it would also be a good idea to use a single motor, drive train and differentials, so the wheels always stay the same compared to each other. Might make the wobbly wheels better, right?

[@Weisz]

Ok but now can we make a big set of wobblers and put them on a full size car? 👀

[@Weisz]

Also, if you want to see a real world wheel that uses this concept, check out “shark wheel” skateboard wheels.

[@SludgeCorpInCorp]

a checkmark name with 4 likes? thats insane

[@draconiusultamius]

It's the chicken slapping guy :O

[@zenithchan1646]

I dont know you but your verified so this gets 50+ replies and 12k likes

[@manavlakhani4612]

Fenders go brrrr

[@StoneMason103]

Makes me imagine selling a remote control children’s toy with collect em all wheels

[@chrisjose2539]

Million dollar idea

[@bulldozer8950]

Honestly genius

[@highnoon4711]

You need to patent this

[@MAGA_Patriot2024]

Yeah, brilliant idea but now it'll be a race to the patent office...not the best way to make a fortune...

[@StoneMason103]

@@MAGA_Patriot2024 not how it works. As a young kid I thought the same way but as I’ve gained more experience and worked with knowledgeable mentors worth millions of dollars I’ve come to understand an idea is actually worth next to nothing. It’s all in the execution. (Unfortunately)

[@SirDeathDark]

"Major Hardware's Fan Showdown, but for RC wheels" sounds like a wonderful series.

[@Marsdend1]

This man's literally trying to reinvent the wheel

[@Coolarj10]

Best comment

[@quisquiliarum7710]

And he's succeeding!

[@darkshadowsx5949]

nothing wrong with reinventing the wheel. its they only way society improves. i sure dont want stone wheels on my car, that's just not going to work well. i certainly dont want a steam engine in my car either. (actually that would be cool but no thanks) i dont want to learn Morse code to communicate over long distances either so I'll take my smart phone instead. people who say "dont reinvent the wheel" are anti progression.

[@somedude7633]

Why not add hinges to the paddle wheels?

[@dr.philwantsyouralimony3418]

@@darkshadowsx5949 what about the phrase "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"

[@sadistfurret4205]

“they bury themselves to hide their shame like crabs” that is the phrase that won my sub

[@sjs7820]

God said not to eat crabs,certain shellfish, and pigs,because these animals will eat frases and a dead human body! That's why pork is frowned upon.

[@Powerdestroyer]

@@sjs7820 nobody asked.

[@abrasmage]

@@sjs7820 God said that because of diseases which were incurable. we can now pasteurize the meat and it is fine.

[@Derpysquid1730]

@@abrasmage as well as the fact that we are no longer living under the law, and we have been freed and are living in a new covenant

[@deterioratingconscience4458]

@@abrasmage Bc of the man who invented the vaccine to Rabies (not rlly, it's pasteurization was used for milk)

[@almond6520]

Imagine having fifty of those nightshade wheels on each side of the car to create this sorta trippy wave effect as it moves about.

[@KingMartifa]

I’d be really interested in seeing how these wheels perform in water as an amphibious vehicle. There’s something about the side to side motion of the wobble wheel that makes me think it could produce some interesting results.

[@ardemus]

I'm not interested in drawing this up, but I welcome someone else to: You want more ground clearance to avoid bottoming out. You need fins for traction without being so deep they creating a rotary shovel. Finally, you want to spread the surface area of the wheel across the largest possible ground surface to prevent the wheels from sinking or digging into lose sand, similar to a snow shoe. Create wheels with 3 spokes, each ending in a kind of curved snowshoe (like you had a full wheel but cut away everything except a few ovals of tread). Use the largest gaps between the snow shoe hatches that can still can compact loose sand without letting a lot through. Elongate a few of the hatches on the snow shoes just enough to dig into sand, but no more. Think about which diagonals to use for the traction fins. I'd lean toward using the same angle on the two diagonals, but reversing it for the adjacent wheels. Other options include having the left match and the right match, and they can either create an arrow, pressing sand in, or a V pressing sand out. The last option is matching the two front, and matching the two back, but I fear that would create a tenancy to pull the front and back in different directions and encourage spinning in place in certain situations. Likewise, think about the contact pattern as the wheels rotate, so that you always have 2 snow shoes down, and curve the leading and trailing edges of the snow shoes so they contact smoothly and not on edge, particularly when starting from a stop.

[@perwestermark8920]

I was.about to start a thread on a similar theme. - Larger diameter to get more ground clearance. - Bigger width to span more sand - Mesh surface to still have similar surface area despite larger diamwter and width. - Some regular "blades" that can shoot sand backwards.

[@KXIV3471]

Imagine writing all that and only getting 68 likes

[@eccomi21]

While I thought the same, creating wheels for optimal traction on sand wasn't the point of the video. However I'd love to see it done too in the future.

[@theodorewestbrook268]

Imagine someone looking at those tracks on the beach and trying to figure out what made them 😂

[@ronbergunndy1259]

*lmao*

[@user-yc8jr8qh9l]

Stroke instensifies

[@dan_noo]

the wobbler definitely misstook as snake couple

[@user-yc8jr8qh9l]

@@dan_noo Oh. OH. OH GOD. OH GODDD-

[@genmapi]

8:00 "Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony..."

[@therandomnessstrikes1435]

Until the spoked wheel attacked.

[@Boredealis]

This is so beautiful, thanks for sharing this, this is basically art itself.

[@Ajibica117]

Sand is an incredibly challenging surface. In fact every type of surface has its own dynamics. Mud, ice, asphalt, concrete, snow, pebble, dirt, cobblestone, and any of those with standing water on them are all going to show dramatically different results. Who knows maybe prongles are killer on cobblestone in amazing ways.

[@ricksterlias]

I think prongles would be quite good on dirt

[@scottstroh2564]

@@ricksterlias yummy

[@kaidwyer]

@@ricksterlias crunch crunch

[@TheWanDoctor]

It's coarse and it gets everywhere

[@simoncleret]

This is starting to get a "fan showdown" vibe and I love it.

[@simoncleret]

KZbin keeps removing the links I try to comment, is there an email address or something you'd prefer I send it to?

[@ceratos9588]

do you like cats? ps im not a cat xd

[@Bnm0l]

Lol Mr. major hardware XD yeah it does have the fan showdown vibes but wheels instead of fans XD

[@Matyanson]

exactly xd

[@LorenzoGoriniFrisbee]

This is marvellous work! Congratulations! I would love to see how they compare when they are combined to a thorus. According to the last part of the video, the common wheels are combined with these patterns so they get more traction. Maybe when these patterns are around a thorus (or common wheel), they don't end up digging in the sand, but the pattern is still exploited to go forward.

[@kmel77083]

So beautiful, Art in motion! :)

[@ericlotze7724]

The design of the "all the wheels" one was very "90's/early 2000's toy aesthetic" imo

[@deathpony698]

Its like a bop-it extreme in car form

[@ericlotze7724]

@@deathpony698 "Bop It, Twist It, DRIVE IT"

[@bermchasin]

definitely one toy in particular "BOP IT". But also something like Simon

[@make.anything]

The wobbly wheels reminded me of baby turtles scrambling to shore. So naturally I'm curious.... Can it swim? 😝

[@40watt53]

I wonder if spokes or wobbler would win

[@michaelnewton4662]

Try it and see.

[@beaconblaster33]

i don't think it would, but a wheel with spikes would clearly do

[@SwiftCreationStudio]

Oh hey I said the same thing ^_^ the reflection and shape definitely help that look. I also was curious as to how all of these would preform in water... I mean Amphibious vehicle is certainly a bonus.

[@MakersMuse]

I think we really need to find out haha

[@jamasterbuilder2665]

him: "i made these curby bois" me: "thats a pringle tho"

[@megaman4354]

Sour cream pringles are my favourite

[@MrDsturman]

He calls them Prongles for legal reasons

[@MrDsturman]

And I’m pretty sure it’s “Curvy” boys

[@approximateCognition]

Your MiA collection just earned you a sub!

[@odin_3]

2:48 damn those wheels move smoother than my life

[@isiahtrowbridge4720]

Man, that is a very good self burn.

[@Oscar-qt6ll]

Not that hard to beat then

[@GrandProtectorDark]

Tbh, I think ground clearance is more of an issue than the wheels themselves.

[@openlink9958]

what do you mean?

[@GrandProtectorDark]

@@openlink9958 the distance between the lowest pount of the vehicle and the lowest part of the wheel

[@j.c.cannon2112]

@@openlink9958 it mainly gets stuck because of the bottom of the body hitting the ground rather than the wheels losing all traction or ability to pull up the hill, then because the body is stuck the wheels try to drag the body across the ground, but instead of the body moving it just moves the sand out from under the wheels, digging a hole and bogging itself down.

[@caiobuckentin]

What I was going to say, the failing point of all wheels were the body bottoming out, maybe if he made a platarm capable of bigger wheels and a much higher ride height those sooner could fair better (probably won't help that much, but hey, at least it will be their actual fault when the vehicle bogs =P)

[@RoboticsSideProjects]

It might be interesting to adapt these wheels to an off-road platform. I made one a few months ago that might work. I can't post the link in the comments, but you should find it if you search for “Off-road robotics platform (rovers)” on Thingiverse.

[@darkraven9626]

Everything you did is beyond my skill set you're awesome

[@MarkDemarest]

BRILLIANT, mate! 🙌🏼

[@marsgizmo]

such a cool project! love the design of the platform 👌😎

[@epicdrew1634]

Hey I know you

[@LULU1422__]

Hey @marsgizmo keep it up (also u guys should do a collab(

[@marsgizmo]

@@LULU1422__ thanks :)

[@LULU1422__]

@@marsgizmo 🙂

[@arcticlynx4465]

Oh, hey Marsgizmo, how are you?

[@sognestephane8365]

This could become a serie with people sending you their wheels design. Like the channel Major Hardware testing the 3d printed fans.

[@nightwolf9645]

Yes to the Wheel Showdown

[@terrygilligan790]

Brilliant! Thanks for putting a smile on my face and making my day. Success.

[@ayesterrockz]

This can be a very entertaining online series which I would love to root for :D

[@peterm6861]

6:04 the fact that it's always pulling to the right might be due to the direction (nap) of the woven carpet. Because of the way carpet is produced sometimes force the "hairs" of the carpet in one direction. Stroking the carpet from different angles you might be able to spot a different resistance.

[@Vulpeon.]

2:43 this is one of the most satisfying things I've seen in my life

[@dragonman7806]

yeah it is

[@5thdimensionzstudios525]

in sand and while climbing, what you need is a licked differential usually used in the rear, it makes it that the wheels on both sides are only able to turn at the same speed. this would eliminate most of the burying problems with the wheels because it could use all the wheels to get out of a hole instead of just the one that got stuck :/ great content, subbed right away

[@Cyba_IT]

Very cool! Matt's Off Road Recovery needs to see this :)

[@judil3294]

Can't believe how I was rooting for those spoke wheels. Thanks for adding fun to our day and all without obnoxious music too!

[@it_genfailure]

I knew I wasn’t the only one that thought the spoke wheels were going to get far

[@Deez-Master]

This man is out here literally reinventing the wheel and I am here for it

[@taoepic7596]

We need channel like this

[@YK-hh7vs]

I wonder if those wobbler wheels can be used in amphibious vehicles as a main propulsion system because when you show them driving they really look like flippers of some kind of sea creature.

[@flofelts]

This should be an internationally available toy. I'd have loved one of these as a kid and I'd still love it!

[@JohnSmith-qm5xu]

Looks to be a body design failure, rather than the wheel issue. Stilted or high center might give more clear results

[@nrdesign1991]

Add to that a bit of speed control. The wheels turn very quickly, flinging the sand away instead of holding on to it

[@difflocktwo]

Or just larger diameter wheels

[@Hyo9000]

I came here to say this exact same thing xD. Ennar's and difflocktwo's comments are also good insights imo.

[@darekmistrz4364]

Also controller seems to be unfair on wheel torque. In 13:28 You can clearly see that on left side there is not uniform control of motors. Rear one which has traction spins, but front one which is in the air doesn't. As a system without traction or torque control, both wheel should spin with front one being faster. For me it looks like there is not enough power in battery to provide uniform power delivery to all motors, or the controller is doing bad job.

[@pastaconcarne9100]

It needs bigger wheels

[@michaelcooney7687]

“A bit beyond my skill set at this time” .. Mate... you’re my Superhero..!!

[@NorthwayMotors]

beautiful stuff

[@keithsargent6963]

When it moves quickly, it almost looks like a sea creature skimming across the ocean floor.

[@why6212]

Exactly! At first I thought it would look bad/broken but it's actually very organic and the tracks in the sand look cool too.

[@lets_lvl_up]

yeps that's what I thought as well, It might be interesting puting them in a boat or a submarine.

[@schweigsamer]

I thought it looked like Snake or eel tracks

[@wreckervilla]

sand tires also have a lot of surface area touching the ground in general, the gaps in the spoke wheel don't keep it elevated above the sand

[@hcrft]

beautifully done. you gained my subscription today sir.

[@mayureshponkshe9325]

Reinventing The Tank. Very nice Thanks..!

[@nateolmsted22]

Watching those wobblers slowly scratch a double helix in the sand is quite possibly the most satisfying thing I've ever seen

[@Dystopikachu]

"Dorato" wheels would be the bold next step to this project.

[@KyleShankin]

This is awesome!

[@thejimmyjimmy3127]

I like that you tried different wheels and tested them. Thats how science is made

[@biscuitsalive]

Regarding the “pull to the right” That’s because of the carpet pile direction. I’ve notecard that many time with a vacuum. You push it one was and the carpet pushes its to the side. Go the Other way across and pushes the same cardinal direction.

[@lancemckenzie2305]

Something like a "screw" wheel or a "frill" wheel might improve on the spoke wheel. Think the shape of a jester's neck ruff. Like a combo of the wobbler, prongle and spoke.

[@TonyHammitt]

And with an off-center hub, so the car can lift itself out of holes (and shake the sand off)

[@M.Malik5361]

3:00 when background is more appealing than main event

[@stevehall9967]

Insufficient ground clearance was all that stopped the spoked wheels from completing the course. A larger diameter would have made a big difference. Loved the experiment. This is the way of progress - playing with new ideas and looking out for the "that's funny" moment where something both unexpected and enlightening happens.

[@Cyromantik]

As a longboarder who uses Sharkwheels, seeing this wobbly robot rolling down the beach brought a big smile to my face.

[@maurosixtos]

I've always wanted those wheels, they any good?

[@Chaosking707]

Mankind's earliest and possibly greatest invention is the wheel, it's 2021 and I'm watching some guy reinvent the wheel and I'm just amazed

[@petergambier]

Thanks for posting this MM. Love the Oloid and the Wobbler, such smooth movers. On my drive to work I go past a garden full of different metal wind turning illusions which all look great when they move in unison. Seeing the Wobbler I'd have thought that vibration would be quite bad at high speed but I think the 5 spoke is a good wheel. Also surprising was how well the 4 different wheels worked together. I mix plasters and mortars and want an optimum paddle mixer end that mixes the material by pulling it up from the bottom of the bucket to the top and wondered if you could come up with something. If it works well then we should go 50/50 on any profits made from it's online global sales :) Earlier this year I bought a fancy revolutionary new whisk made from a polyurethane resin that looked like 2 elongated O's on a stick which turned out to be rubbish at mixing mortar but may be revolutionary with gypsum plaster because it has finer granules, I don't know and didn't bother finding out because it was shite at the work I needed it to do and went back to my original circular whisk and got my money back. Otherwise how about a film on different wind turners please.

[@abelf.chandy7943]

You have conducted a study for another revolution 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@OlivioSarikas]

I feel like the bigger problem was the body getting stuck in the sand, rather than the wheels. If you build it like a jeep with more clearing to the ground, the wheels should have done a lot better

[@tneel]

Larger wheels would def helped that

[@JeanPineau44]

Definitely. Increase the clearance and reduce wheelbase by putting the motors under the control unit, with the wheels sticking out the sides, maybe even with sorts of legs to increase it further. I would also go 1,5 times wheel diameter as not to reduce torque too much but increase contact patch surface. And use the same principe as the offroad tyre, your last wheel was great.

[@bluntly2165]

Also kinda lame how he puts the paddle spokes on the one wheel when he could've put the on even the wobble wheels asline as they were in line with axel

[@neonsamurai1348]

Yes, and far too much torque being applied through the wheels causing it to dig down very quickly rather than griping. The operator should go gentler on the throttle, and not slam it on full when it starts to get stuck, which seems to be most people's impulse and which makes it even harder to get out. Sand is one of the easiest materials to get stuck in if you gun it.

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

"let's call them... PRONGLE wheels" You sir earned a like and subscribe

[@thelizardboy3242]

Yes

[@EnglishBulldogYankee]

Yes

[@ftswarbill]

I can watch all the wobbly wheels moving all day long and not get bored.

[@Striker-un5ze]

This man is literally reinventing the wheel

[@Jonas_Mikkelsen]

The 4 different wheels being one of the most stable in the pulling test, literally made me laugh.

[@richiepecor130]

The flow of that thing looks so natural but odd at the same time

[@charisma7268]

Everything in the world are odd is just get used to seeing it

[@Paper_Brain]

Taking "reinventing the wheel" to a whole new level

[@i.shigakisen_294]

so smoothh, waoo, never imagined that.

[@Dero88]

Did i really hear you say "I wheally wanna find out!". Well done sir.

[@ghostwriter7547]

It took mankind thousands of years to invent the wheel, KZbin managed to make the wheel square again in 15 years

[@ephraimg.3578]

LMAO

[@muitnecsa3489]

When was wheel square?

[@LeSheepe]

@@muitnecsa3489 Rouleaux wheel - have a google, it's crazy

[@vonarg]

Not all humanities invented or discovered the wheels, for example black afrikaans never did, when some other humanities invented it several thousand years ago.

[@ephraimg.3578]

@@vonarg have you heard about a joke?

[@mariomarshall7779]

This one of those vids you get recommended, then you just have to subscribe after just one video

[@somethingelseentirely8948]

Props to the guy that thought of it

[@UbuntuBirdyMovies]

You made a chassis for a street race car: wide and with a low CG. And then you want to climb sandy hills with this car...

[@MakersMuse]

Well low CG is good for climbing, but yes it always amazes me how much stuff sinks into sand haha

[@steve_beatty]

Obviously you've never seen Scandinavian hill climb or crazy YT videos of same ,,,lol,,,🙃

[@UbuntuBirdyMovies]

@@steve_beatty Yes, I know these Scandinavian cars that drive over the water. But you know, the exception proves the rule!

[@primosek1]

@@UbuntuBirdyMovies man the wobbly wheels would actually be good in water

[@UbuntuBirdyMovies]

@@primosek1 you're right, they would act like an oloid-drive!

[@welbot]

Really looks more like a creature than a car when it's moving along the beach like that 😂

[@escain]

So you basically reinvented the wheel! Congrat!

[@3Y3ECE]

Its most certainly within your capabilities to be able to figure out the simplicity of an ESC/Motor/Receiver/Transmitter system. It's very straight forward, and with the advancements of technology, modern RC's are a much simpler, more reliable system. I figured it out, and I feel you're well above my comprehension!! Great vid though!! Thanks for this!

[@sophiedenise]

The wobblers and its tracks on the sand look so satisfying

[@jackcooper3193]

5:52 "I'm wheely excited"

[@MoonkeeYT]

Its movement almost makes me think it could not only roll but swim. It moves almost like a jelly fish or something. Very pretty.

[@BoooDave]

Love the double helix in the sand!

[@hypo7351]

The orange wheels don’t really seems like wobbly wheels. They just look like they’d be good for rough terrain

[@42Oclock]

The wobbler wheel rolling on the sand fills me with unreasonable joy

[@EakiTurtle]

same

[@mehul5217]

You r an awsome techno beast!! ❣️

[@deathhog]

I gotta say. This really shows that size and mass matter for a vehicle. Imagine trying to put a car through hills and potholes of similar scale to a car.

[@GiffysChannel]

I see the Made in Abyss manga series, this man is cultured.

[@GiffysChannel]

@MISPLACEDs Great minds think alike XD

[@petrkult917]

Just notice it in video and I just went here to find if someone else noticed. Nice

[@GiffysChannel]

​@@petrkult917 I noticed you noticing my noticing. Very cool

[@petrkult917]

@@GiffysChannel Yes indeed. Noticing someone noticing that someone is man of culture is indeed very cool

[@rellko3900]

@@GiffysChannel incredible, I just noticed you noticing how this person noticed this man’s love for Made in Abyss, we are also friends now.

[@rachels8026]

Idea; get a big canvas and have this thing drive across it with some paint on its wheels. I think it would make for some really cool science art

[@glitz3996]

5:52 “wheely excited”

[@StoneMason103]

Yea buddy we better see a v2 of these, would even be interesting to just see the same designs again but with some tread

[@patrickhector]

I reckon two things need to change- 1. Test on multiple terrains, of course any wheels with a perfectly smooth contact surface would get absolutely trashed on anything except smooth concrete 2. Double or triple the surface area allowed, as we can see even standard wheels have insufficient traction

[@Green24152]

Make the wheels gears. Worked for me back when i made cars with gears for wheels.

[@trulyinfamous]

When it comes to loose material like sand, it's all about having paddle wheels that act kind of like a scoop. You want to push against as much material as you can, but you don't want it getting stuck in any recesses the tire has.

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

The combination of paddles on balloon tires gives traction without sinking/digging into the sand.

[@Jessekin32]

The 8 spoke design had more surface area than the others. It was utilizing 3 sides of each spoke during the sand tests, versus the one side it was using on the carpet. This is apparent, when you see the close up of the wheels sheet going through the sand. It had sand on at least the sides of spoke, revealing it had more contact area. Make sure that's corrected in future data :)

[@Willsche]

why is this so smooth

[@Apostate_ofmind]

yo that night shade thing would SWIMM AMAZINGLY, the wobblyness would move the water the right way!!

[@davejacob5208]

you should try to make the "prongle"-wheels have four wobbles instead of two, that might give them some sort of additional "digging"-capability, due to those wobbles catching sand in between themselves.

[@kamarulhusaain4701]

Nice music👍👍 nice design

[@johnmaher5887]

The spoke wheels were good, but they still sunk into the sand. That's why the dune-buggy cars have big, air-filled tires that ALSO have paddles. The big tire keeps it from sinking, and the paddles propel it. It's not as fun as the wobbly wheels, but probably still best for sand. Basically, all of these designs need more surface area in order to stay on top of the sand.

[@nowymail]

The wobbly wheels looks like fins. So, can it swim?

[@MakersMuse]

I think we need to find out!

[@VagabondTE]

There's a guy who 3D prints and tests computer fans made by his audience. It would be awesome to do the same thing with a waterproof rc boat motor. Maybe even try the exact same designs lol

[@jaakkopontinen]

@@VagabondTE Yeah, Major Hardware! :) Great stuff and the guy seems humble!

[@j.c.cannon2112]

probably not, as the wheel turns it would create a force that could theoretically push the car forward, but it is very weak. then it would continue to rotate and make the exact same force in the opposite direction, pushing the car backward.

[@cobiebeef]

@@j.c.cannon2112 That assumes it's underwater right? It looks like it should be able to paddle on the surface :D

[@squishyp38]

If you haven't named this platform yet I suggest Platypus. Very cool experiment, would be neat to turn into a series like Major Hardware's fan showdown!

[@MakersMuse]

That's an awesome name!

[@LocalSinkPisser]

@@MakersMuse I have hope for the prongle wheel because it's similar to the 8 spoke wheel just it doesn't dig in as well

[@commandrogyne]

This guy is out here *literally* reinventing the wheel