Collaborate Disseminate
Besides Pokémon, there might have been no greater media franchise for a child of the 90s than the Transformers, mysterious robots fighting an intergalactic war but which can inexplicably change …read more Continue reading Open-Source Robot Transforms
There’s a bit of a high-speed arms race in the RC world on YouTube these days. [Michael Rectin] is in on the action, and he’s been exploring how to 3D …read more Continue reading 3D Printing RC Car Tires To Go Fast
Southern California is known for its nearly perfect year-round climate, excellent surf, and extremely high cost of living, but once you get away from the coast things are radically different. …read more Continue reading Cart Cruises Abandoned California Rail
What’s the strangest wheel? The omniwheel. Unless you could whegs – “wheel legs” – as wheels. They’re pretty esoteric, but have their What happens when you mash up the two …read more Continue reading Omniwhegs are Awesome Times Two
[Liebregts] is working on a trike design, and needed a pair of wheels to go up front. Regular bicycle wheels wouldn’t do, as they’re not designed to work with a …read more Continue reading DIY Bike Wheels Welded With Rebar
Roller skates are fun and all, but they’re pretty well limited to rolling on relatively smooth surfaces. [Fireball Tool] wanted something a little more rugged, so set about a build …read more Continue reading Giant Wheels Make For Exciting Powered Rollerskates
Wheels are all well and good for getting around, but they only tend to rotate about a single axis. Omni-wheels exist, but they’re still a little too pedestrian for [James …read more Continue reading 3D Printing Omni-Balls For Robot Locomotion
With the successful arrival of China’s first Mars lander and rover this week, and the relatively recent addition of NASA’s Perseverance rover and its little helicopter sidekick Ingenuity, Mars has …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: May 16, 2021
When we talk about wheels, the vast majority of the time we’re talking about ho-hum cylindrical rollers as seen on all manner of human conveyances. However, there are all manner …read more Continue reading 3D Printed Wobbly Wheels Put Through Their Paces
While we’re big believers in 3D printing here at Hackaday, there’s no denying that some things just aren’t meant to be printed. For example, most of us would agree that it’s not the first choice for making rims for a passenger car. We imagine that [Jón Schone] from Proper Printing …read more
Continue reading ABS Mercedes Rims Push The Limits Of 3D Printing