Oblique swivel joint mechanisms

[@ema_rem]

It's really cool to see a machine move so organically... almost as though it's alive.

[@hahboiiigotcha9402]

I love that type of machinery that moves very organically

[@razorwolf2758]

Plot twist: right as he remembers he didn’t turn the divice on is jumps at him

[@ObamaGaming3.0]

“Organic” are you a Whole Foods employee

[@RuJigglo]

@@ObamaGaming3.0 just be quiet bro..

[@ObamaGaming3.0]

@@RuJigglo you mad for what though

[@ethribin4188]

Ive known and treasured Legos all my life. Yet I keep being suprised at how rediculously well designed every single Lego piece is and thus allows stuff like this here. Best "Toy" in the history of humanity.

[@alexmijo]

Impressive how strong these joints are

[@icedrago6500]

Yeah, I thought it could fall, but no. It's an amazing design.

[@banditoincognito8950]

Have you ever stepped on a lego? They even hard to dent with teeth.

[@Soma2501]

@@banditoincognito8950 Yeah ABS is pretty strong

[@funman-h7w]

😩

[@Prem_hall_713]

You should see how strong blunts are

[@robertleigh400]

This really needs a Dune Sandworn skin and maw. Outstanding construction!

[@t-rexm2991]

My exact thought

[@esrik_at_home6807]

exactly what I thought😃

[@mmyr8ado.360]

Wouldn't it be funny if that's what the sandworm sounds like, only several pitches deeper?

[@NickDroid_]

The Shai halud

[@Legorama13]

I’m always amazed at the unique ways you create new and interesting mechanisms. I would’ve never thought to use 1x1 round tiles as bearings!

[@lozssaddict]

If lego doesn’t employ this creator, they are making a dramatic oversight.

[@meoshcam5930]

This tactic has been used in other MOCS before, but it's impressive nonetheless

[@lucasbrunner6283]

-It does get used in an official set! The bucket wheel excavator set uses this technique for its turntable.- -See Jarek Myszko's response.

[@jarekmyszko3332]

@@lucasbrunner6283 Not true, I have this set in front of me and it uses wedge belt wheels as bearnings :)

[@ogelpeace4610]

Me neither that was brilliant

[@Chevyman3030]

I love how it gives off TF3:DOTM driller vibes and how it moves so organically you are truly ahead of your time when you build such amazing creations you've made

[@arturczerwonka2379]

I see what your saying but my first thought was that it looks like the devastators neck from TF2.

[@mechanomics2649]

I don't think you know what "ahead of your time" means. This principal has been used for decades at least.

[@PersistentMeow]

Team fortress 3?

[@PopSircle]

The same idea is used in the F-35 B tilting nozzle

[@Noahs80series]

I was coming to the comments to say that but I see you beat me to it

[@gustarrezende]

Actually he already mention it in the subtitles...

[@Noahs80series]

@@gustarrezende i didnt see that tbh, must've missed it

[@oiytd5wugho]

they literally said that at 6:40 reference 2

[@Noahs80series]

@@oiytd5wugho like I said, I must've missed it

[@santicraft251]

study engineering? no thanks, I prefer legos.

[@Alan-e6k9m]

Nice profile pic

[@Cwrshorts]

I agree

[@veenavee7493]

“Lego”

[@DG19_FiveSevenTwoEight]

pfp checks out

[@arhambutt4190]

Lol

[@Ragondarknes]

Very interesting. I will theorise here that because the joints are at 25 degrees angle, instead of 22.5 (Which would be half of 45, or 1/8th of a 360 circle), this is why some movements or positions look like they're not quite straight. But obviously you're limited in what angle you can make by the lego parts themselves.

[@Retrolizer]

You would be surprised

[@LoneStarr1979]

As this mechanism is used as a thrust vectoring nozzle for a VTOL jet, I guess the 25° ( --> "overbending") are intentional. This gives the aircraft somecontrol authority in every direction when hovering.

[@fredde88888888]

Make it 10 times longer with a claw in the end and 4 units in total, mount them on your back with a custom lego strap around waist. You got then an awesome Doctor Octavius cosplay :D

[@karmathegolden]

over 10 years on youtube and that is genuinely the coollest/cleverest lego robot I've ever seen, truely remarkable work of design

[@thefoxisabat]

this looks like it straight out of portal, daaammnn

[@maxwhite4732]

These crazy contraptions never cease to amaze me. I can't wait to see this as a great ball contraption. It would be awesome if it could pick up the balls and then 'eat' them so they fall through the middle and out the bottom like some sort of worm creature.

[@BurgerSoda]

It would also be useful in factories as a way of picking up items and immediately transferring them

[@ccllvn]

@@BurgerSoda lol you should patent that idea...(Industrial robots for pick/place manipulation have been using joints and motion like that for years)

[@BurgerSoda]

@@ccllvni can’t believe this man created an amazing original mechanism out of lego that hasn’t even been invented yet and he doesn’t even know

[@darraghmurphy3635]

This is the best lego project i have seen in a long time. the movement looks so natural. Thank you for sharing this.

[@waynesardullo2482]

good lord.. just when we think you have reach a pinnacle in design something new and amazing comes out... This is beyond cool! I like your use of pips.. will have to remember that one

[@OnyxObelisk]

This shows an INCREDIBLE understanding of engineering, physics and of course LEGO. What an amazing display. Well done!

[@alexharkler]

Will the cables get all twisted up if you keep rotating the same way or is there a way to prevent that?

[@wanderer_newalbum]

I think he marked the joints with triangle stickers(?) for it.

[@Jorazon1]

I think it would be possible to splice a slip ring into the ev3 cables which would allow unlimited rotation.

[@Leon_George]

@@wanderer_newalbum I think the arrows are used for calibration.

[@marugg78]

Eventually I think. Use a long cables to have enough play in them.

[@BlahVideosBlahBlah]

@@Jorazon1 Slip rings can really suck, but for something like this they're okay. A mercury slip ring would be great, but those get pricey.

[@samschellhase8831]

4:50 is like the Pixar lamp animation Basically what I’m saying is the next step for this is making it jump as a whole apparatus

[@AkinduDasanayake]

Amazing job, both building wise and filming wise. You showcased this build in such an excellent way, and all shots were lined up to the build. Just beautiful!

[@miniminerx]

I tried to design one of these a few months ago. Happy to see a version that works!

[@LightWarriorK]

I can imagine several ways to incorporate this into a GBC Module, but mostly I'm excited to see the amazing way you will do so that I can't even conceive. Amazing work!

[@Rich-hm9ux]

This is mezmerizing. Thanks for explaining how this is used in jets.

[@weckar]

I love that it is effectively hollow. You could run a tube through that.

[@ideegeniali]

Long live Akiyuki! We're blessed to witness your genius!

[@r_gade19196]

Love this! In a lot of industry's you can see robot arms function in a similar way. i.e. transporting things parallel to the ground/the walls, to not bend or deform etc

[@rc-ingaroundamerica8792]

Definitely one of the most impressive lego creations I've seen

[@didiwin78]

its like a air duct joint, but motorized. very neat!

[@mongolwarrior999]

Okay this video and your creation deserves millions of viewers and likes! Absolutely an amazing piece of work!

[@xplodingmojo2087]

I have indeed seen fighter jets with this mechanism to achieve VTOL. But I have a slight hunch that we can expect a new GBC module with this…

[@HoshikawaHikari]

GBC yes! Or some menacing LEGO death worm ^^

[@rizalardiansyah4486]

@@HoshikawaHikari I'd expect the latter one!

[@moncoeur6296]

@@HoshikawaHikari The great Shai-Hulud...

[@alexmijo]

inb4 akiyuki gets hired to build fully lego VTOL fighter jets for the military

[@Player-pj9kt]

Only the f35 uses this mechanism

[@esynthesisman]

I never thought of using this structure again. It's amazing.

[@strictnonconformist7369]

A fun thought: add one more module, make it a bit sturdier, carefully account for balance and have batteries, and you’ve got yourself an interesting Slinkybot that, when enclosed with a flexible shell, may work better as a Mars explorer because it can’t get wheels buried in the sand. It may help to change the number of degrees for each segment, and not being constrained to Legos, that’d be easy enough.

[@artzoc]

Lego has taught me so many things and it is continuing to do so even now, when I am not actually using it. Also thanks for this video, it's great

[@GJBricks]

That’s amazing! Everything down to the round tiles as rollers. Incredible! Great work!

[@4dirt2racer0]

thats so simple yet so impressive the motors intentionally slow down to more accurately hit the mark right?? i would have KILLED for a set of technic when i was a kid omg i woulda put days Straight into projects lol i for sure would have had a few trucks built

[@Zorro9129]

The second one seems like a great armature for deep-sea diving suits!

[@MattWhite74]

Man, you just blew my mind. I need to build one of these to play with now!

[@Evolved_Skeptic]

Brilliant work! It's such a fascinating design. A way of "bending" a joint without having a hinge which gives robots an incredibly wide degree of motion. There are analoguous structures which have evolved in the legs of insects: joints which only contain rotational segments, but appear to bend much like our elbows. It would be pretty odd looking if humans had joints similar to this. Could you imagine how bizarre something as commonplace as _Walking_ would look..!?

[@thisreplysection1050]

You have to be the most amazing and creative lego builder on the planet, it is beyond me how youtube has not send you at least a letter telling you how awesome you are yet

[@StainlessHelena]

Such a cool design! The movement is mesmerizing! Would you consider putting in the time to build a sturdy enough 6DOF version or has that endeavor been fruitless already?

[@ogelpeace4610]

That movement was so satisfying to watch! That was amazing

[@SF-zm2py]

I imagine that wire twisting would eventually become an issue, but it's still very cool.

[@Simonliew81]

Yes.... i wonder if the arm were to keep on rotating, how would the cable manage the twisting motion.

[@coolramki4996]

@@Simonliew81 slip rings at the joints can be used to prevent this issue

[@loganyao8318]

the amount of lego bricks (mostly 1x1) this person has is uncanny

[@MikkoRantalainen]

Interesting structure. It would have been interesting to have all the motors in the base and use universal joints or CVT joints to run all the parts. That would allow unlimited movements without thinking about wire twisting.

[@thepizzacarpizza1056]

I was thinking slip rings or something

[@MikkoRantalainen]

@@thepizzacarpizza1056 If you want to restrict yourself to original lego parts, you don't have slip rings.

[@thepizzacarpizza1056]

@@MikkoRantalainen True, but making slip rings for those EV3 runners would be cool

[@Kris4Infinity]

yk what this reminds me off- the tubes in Portal 2 that are used to transport players and items mainly idk why- Cool concept - amazing work n execution

[@shibaraku-1823]

動きが可愛い！ 垂直離着陸機のバーナーの部分がこうなってたとは驚きです

[@user-denshikousaku_staygold]

F-35のノズルがまさにこんな感じだったね

[@shibaraku-1823]

@@user-denshikousaku_staygold 日本も購入してる奴でしたっけ？自衛隊の公開演習みたいなので見れたりするんだろうか、、、

[@user-denshikousaku_staygold]

@@shibaraku-1823 もしかしたらイベントに出てくるかもね (ちなみにノズルが可動するのはB型)

[@shibaraku-1823]

@@user-denshikousaku_staygold なるほど必見ですね！まずはKZbinで予習してきます！

[@user-denshikousaku_staygold]

@@shibaraku-1823 kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIiVaYCYZr6prbs ↑いい感じの動画ありましたぜ！

[@johnathanmonsen6567]

I love the design! The way it all fits so flushly together gives me dopamine.

[@tomwatts703]

It really is amazing what can be done with Lego nowadays!

[@kingvn8849]

It’s the Pixar bot 😂, AMAZING creativity 🫡

[@elblorenz3278]

What a great build. I could imagine someone using it as part of a GBC 😃

[@zonky-wn1ju]

Im convinced this guy could build a whole working lego mech

[@cyber2526]

This is how the f-35 tilts its engine btw

[@sethmatteson8326]

dude, this is awesome

[@leeblackharry]

You could totally use this as a GBC machine. Balls can travel internally once you enclose it properly.

[@satwikskatti]

This is exactly how the cameras in an endoscope work… this type of motion helps us in visualizing the surrounding better.

[@britsniper3217]

pov your in area 51 deveoping the f 35

[@TheBendermen]

This comment is so niche I love it

[@Jamesdavey358]

You're 🤓

[@TicoMachi]

This is really cool, but the end segments being off center and hanging off the edge bothered me more than it should have.

[@willmungas8964]

Sandworm moment

[@StormBurnX]

These things are hypnotic to watch, I love them so much!

[@xyvernthederg5760]

can you give it eyes, preferably googly eyes

[@mifiamigahna]

Everything's better with googly eyes!

[@cainanlove8432]

You should put googly eyes on the front to give it some character.

[@swaree]

you know things are about to get real when a lego video references a journal in the description

[@jacobpugpoirier3350]

Me when I see LEGO being used at almost optimum capacity: 3:33

[@Chemicallision]

Wow! what a great mechanism. The posibilities here are pretty staggering. You are an impressive mechatronics engineer, a new sub

[@Ash_6614]

incredible how it's in concept quite simple, just rotating wedges and yet it's movement can be so complex

[@hapanjuuri]

It would make a Great amusement park ride. Just put a platform with seats on top. And a moving bridge for people to get in and out.

[@GerbenWijnja]

I never knew these Lego stepper motors are so accurate! Very cool project.

[@itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208]

That is hella trippy to watch in motion. Super awesome Lego Technic robot.

[@cvjlmaker9890]

This is very cool, I’m amazed you got all the little 1x1 circles for bearings that is really smart. Also this thing looks tripy and wack 10/10 build, nice one man

[@Porcf81]

Brilliant! Mesmerizing! I could watch this all day!

[@nunyabusiness4651]

You just made the perfect motion control camera mount! Imagine what you could do with that!

[@ahmednizarudeen1370]

I was always amazed to watch your videos the way you come up with great design and build with lego's. You must be one hell of an Engineer....Hats off keep going...👍👍

[@Lcxruns]

Such an underrated channel idk why i dont find u sooner

[@suou7938]

i like how you care about decoration, despite it adding weight

[@bucketofcopium]

This guy is making robot arms out of LEGO Great job

[@Thomas-cp2un]

This is incredible work, you never cease to amaze me Akiyuki

[@djbonzaii]

This is absolutely insane. Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@Han_Solo6712]

Reminds me of the F-35B engine swivel.

[@valtteripennanen4043]

Cool design, but when it started moving, damn it was unsettling yet satisfying to watch

[@nealmenhinick]

Nice design, there is so much room in the middle, this would be great for docking planes

[@BSM7702]

LEGO should make this type of set, its an art piece and technological marvel

[@vonakakkola]

this is the best lego robotic worm i've ever seen

[@jardex2275]

And we're one step closer to getting a life size Lego Doctor Octopus. Great work!

[@polarisukyc1204]

You, sir, are a genius, your a brilliant engineer

[@rchaffer]

Akiyuki is a freakin genius

[@cchimozmin]

It's got Pixar lamp vibes. could do with some googly eyes at the top. Amazing work!!

[@stedwill6931]

4:57 I'm reminded of the Pixar lamp! Great work!

[@михаилфёдоров-с9п]

hello every time I collect garbage but thanks to you everything works out for me

[@crazybird199]

That's really interesting!

[@00nasco48]

god i love oblique swivel joint mechanisms

[@hicalebih8902]

Wow! This is amazing!

[@MitchOLego]

Is it possible to find out some details about some of the parts that are being used to, particularly to connect the red framework below the ring at 0:53? In particular, the light grey technic lift arms that are holding the "locks" appear to be 1x4 w/ 2 Axle Holes, but all research I do can only find that as a "thin" version, which in my testing has been too flimsy.

[@MitchOLego]

Just to reply to myself on the off chance anyone else has the same mystery ... DUH, it's two of the thin liftarms together.

[@ottotater2787]

I like the arm mechanism well thought out. I like how the video was made. I like being able to see it so clearly and completely and then from a new angle and again clearly and completely A Plus thank you excellent

[@Fried_Rice_Ren]

Using legos to make this is genius! Best thing I can make is a wall or a box. Subscribed

[@dseelbach80]

This is amazing and I can't wait to see this with an end effector on it.

[@MasonGraham-p1k]

Nice bro knows more about Legos than engineering

[@falcon9482]

There’s a beauty in how swiftly an otherwise fixed machine can move

[@memerboi8532]

5:18 that shot was very cool.

[@dastan4natsad]

I just found this on my recommendations and I have to say, this is amazing!

[@MrNomad-0912]

Am I the only one who wants to see a five-foot snake made out of this?

[@jklmnopski7421]

This mechanism looks like it would make for a fun amusement park ride