This Robot Drives on Wobbly Wheels (but HOW?)

[@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!

[@ChiliCheeseNuggies]

oof double bot scam replies

[@tinybison.]

@@ChiliCheeseNuggies 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!

[@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)

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@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"

[@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.

[@beaclaster]

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

[@MartyHauff]

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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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-

[@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.

[@Eng-OS]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@SirDeathDark]

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

[@Vulpeon.]

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

[@dragonman7806]

yeah it is

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@flofelts]

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

[@Deez-Master]

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

[@user-dh8tu8jz1x]

Would the wobbler swim?

[@HedgehogLin-e8r]

Good thinking🤔

[@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)

[@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?

[@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

[@genmapi]

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

[@therandomnessstrikes1435]

Until the spoked wheel attacked.

[@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

[@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.

[@nateolmsted22]

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

[@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

[@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!

[@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

[@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?

[@Greylegato]

You could try a 2/2 configuration. I'd be really interested to see the prongle wheels on the front and the spoke wheels on the back, then run that on sand--might be interesting results.

[@TonysRacing600]

You're right, it needs taller wheels for more ground clearance and non digging wheels in front.

[@b-chroniumproductions3177]

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

[@thelizardboy3242]

Yes

[@EnglishBulldogYankee]

Yes

[@sophiedenise]

The wobblers and its tracks on the sand look so satisfying

[@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)

[@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

[@Dero88]

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

[@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.

[@SheNeverCared]

Maker Muse x WhistlinDiesel - Life Size Wobbly Wheels idk if you could make this happen but this would be so cool to see

[@amzarnacht6710]

The optical illusion those things would create going down the highway would cause all manner of wrecks - either people rubbernecking in complete confusion, or people freaking out thinking the vehicle ahead or overtaking them is about to loose its wheels.

[@mikebeatstsb7030]

No please.. Not that ars3h0le...!

[@darkraven9626]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Dystopikachu]

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

[@42Oclock]

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

[@EakiTurtle]

same

[@TigerSprout]

To get more accurate tests probably do different tests on different surfaces other than just sand, like dirt (maybe mud), gravel, paved roads, etc. And, you should also mess around with different sizes, and/or changing the cut on the nightshade wheels to be thinner (closer to regular wheels) or wider, and possibly some other things to see which seem to work better. Also to fix friction problems, maybe adding something to the edge might increase friction, for example maybe putting certain types of tapes on the edges. Honestly there's a lot of different tests you can run with this to try and figure out what is the best and what might make one better than another. Could be awesome if you got in contact with possibly some other people interested in engineering or science stuff that might be able to help with research and analyzing.

[@GamesIWantToPlay]

Very body leaving a sentence or two then there's this guy.

[@crustaceanking3293]

@@GamesIWantToPlay very body

[@TigerSprout]

@@GamesIWantToPlay Heh, I can sometimes get really interested in science stuff. This just happened to interest me, and I was honestly curious and wanted to see him possibly do more with the idea.

[@GamesIWantToPlay]

@@crustaceanking3293 sorry auto-correct

[@DasAntiNaziBroetchen]

@@GamesIWantToPlay I thought you were trying to say something like "my very body is leaving my soul" or some shit.

[@approximateCognition]

Your MiA collection just earned you a sub!

[@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

[@Apostate_ofmind]

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

[@welbot]

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

[@Boredealis]

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

[@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.

[@walkerx1813]

This man is really trying to reinvent the wheel And I fully support it

[@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

[@Saphiros]

I am thinking something that expands like a hoberman sphere would be ideal since when the chassis got stuck with the wheels in air the lack of friction would make them spin faster making them larger

[@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

[@hypo7351]

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

[@Jonas_Mikkelsen]

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

[@taoepic7596]

We need channel like this

[@MixZTitaniumDubstep]

Just imagine someone going along that beach and seeing the tracks left from the robot.

[@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

[@AlexJoneses]

That moment when people figure out the as long as the 2d normal projection of an object is a circle literally any shaped object can be made into a wheel

[@undefined06855]

c u b e ?

[@joshoxborrow2314]

@@undefined06855 2d so that'd basically be a normal wheel. The op is kinda condescending but basically if you take a tube and cut any shape in it from the top you'll end up with something that can be used as a wheel

[@SwiftCreationStudio]

@@joshoxborrow2314 I think you're mistaking his meme format for condescension. I mean his comment wasn't really directed at anyone. Just the fact you stated as well. I mean I see your point, it does sound a bit like that but it's the meme format, not worth getting bent into a prongle about.

[@davutsauze8319]

Actually, you can have non circle shapes that also have the same height from bottom to top at every orientation, so you can have even _more_ wheels!

[@LucaBl]

@@davutsauze8319 nah for wheels the radius (in the 2D projection) has to be the same, not the diameter. Cause the center is fixed to the axle and with just the same diameter you don't have a fixed center but one that "wobbles around".

[@mariomarshall7779]

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

[@FalseyWalsey]

I would like to see the performance of all the wheels together on the sand. If you have time please could you video it because I think that would be really interesting.

[@maxczarnecki0]

The two major factors are: area of the contact Surface area and the irregularity of wheel shape

[@Upinthecutty...]

with your scale/carpet trial, the smoothness of your contact area with the carpet makes an incredible difference in force

[@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!

[@f.d.6667]

Awesome stuff! As an industrial designer, I like the topology of the chassis you developed. It kinda reminded me a bit of the "Dirt Crusher" system we had at LEGO in the early 2000s ... there, we additionally had flexible elements, that took some of the stress off of moving parts during impacts (mimicking the function of ligaments)...

[@MakersMuse]

A lot of the combat robots use similar shock mounted drive pods, it definitely allows them to survive incredible impacts!

[@f.d.6667]

@@MakersMuse Ah, I guess then that's where our guys got the inspiration from!

[@rykerhasyounow]

I'd say your carpet has a "grain" to it contributing to the drift. Great vid mate. As usual.

[@luster5497]

If anything straight wheels would be faster in a race. The wobbling wheels is probably better at obstacles that require extremely sharp turn.

[@xl000]

only works if you need to turn when the wheels are in the correct orientation when you need to make the turn. Otherwise, it' s going to be worse. So if it's random, it's not going to change anything on average.

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

Very impressive. You do know of course that if you replaced the wheels with tank treads, it would get more traction and more surface area contact with the sand. I wanted to make such a vehicle with tank treads that actually wrapped around the entire vehicle, so that the full surface of the vehicle was in contact with the sand. I think that would be the best way possible to keep a vehicle from getting trapped in the sand.

[@josephlockwood4770]

Imagine someone walking down the beach and thinking, "what kind of animal made those tracks???"

[@alex.thedeadite]

for the Wobbler wheels, Conjoined at the head twin snakes obviously

[@transtubular]

Aliens!!! ;P

[@Oskiirrr]

I really think the spoked wheels were a completely separate class of wheel and should not be compared with the others. Firstly they scoop up sand with the sides of the spokes making them act more like paddles than using surface fiction t propel the forwards like the rest. and secondly, since the spokes had a square cross-section, the spokes spent most of the time with one edge against the surface it was contacting, dramatically increasing contact pressure and helping them dig into the carpet and the sand in a way the other wheels just couldn't compete with. So yeah, I think they would be disqualified from competing with the others.

[@patrickhector]

It is exactly like comparing large sand-scooper tyres to super skinny racing tyres to see what has more traction on sand- would be more fair if he tested various terrains though

[@hcrft]

beautifully done. you gained my subscription today sir.

[@RefugeeOfReality]

Looking at the rules you made up in the beginning for a "fair" comparison the spoke wheels would have to be disqualified in the sand test because they effectively have a bigger surface area with which they interact with the sand! I wonder how wavy wheels with a shorter "wave length" would behave! Nice content :D

[@celeron55]

Wavy wheels also use their sides for propulsion. That's part of why they work better.

[@sh4dy832]

going by that standard, there is no comparison to be made, since same contact surface and same surface texture lead to same performance. The key to winning this sand-contest is to maximize the vertical surfaces on the wheels and ideally cheating an increased surface contact with sloping edges to reduce the burrowing effect.

[@strictnonconformist7369]

@@sh4dy832 I’m having a crazy thought, not sure how feasible it is: imagine wheels with the same total surface area, but the part on top at any time flops over and adds more surface area actually touching the ground, which would either require some sort of hinge, or soft floppy filament to make.

[@Kei-jw5ow]

2:43 I don't know why but it feels like I'm watching Adventure time for the first time due to the feeling of weirdness but actually satisfying and calming to watch.

[@nikolai60]

Some wildlife watcher is gonna find your tracks and be REALLY confused.

[@michaelcooney7687]

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

[@jaanikaapa6925]

I'd add the scoops on the chip wheels. By the by, how's Popeye?

[@MakersMuse]

Visits daily! He got a bit dirty in a recent storm but seems to be cleaning up hehe

[@kuilan619]

The wobbler wheels remind me of that biomimicry inspired robot that moves via weird flappy wings/fins that move like a snake through any surface

[@bubbles8871]

"It does bring me joy to see so many people leaving their thoughts in the comments." 0:29 "Drinking solves every problem."

[@ayesterrockz]

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

[@DarrenC_1024]

If you are going to move through uneven terrain, at least make sure the bottom of your vehicle is far enough from the land surface, so it won't got caught and stranded itself in the sand.

[@thundersheild926]

And if you don't, then at least make sure your wheels are capable of burying you in the sand to hide your shame.

[@noahbaker7629]

This is the video to watch while high, just take my word for it.

[@ethanblair1344]

We are either the exact same type of People. Or completely different with Our ideas and thought process.

[@domonzt4947]

I'll save it then, thx for this 😁

[@Slugsie1]

I'd be interested to see how the various 'wheels' work to power a water craft.

[@thejimmyjimmy3127]

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

[@smallmoneysalvia]

I bet if you closed up the interior of the spoke wheels, you’d not bite in so hard

[@jackcooper3193]

5:52 "I'm wheely excited"

[@ValgiltonThisProjectIsRetired]

Wheely nice stuff, this one

[@terrygilligan790]

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