It was nearly ten years in the past that researchers led by ETH robotics professor Raffaello D’Andrea made a splash with a robotic dice that was able to balancing on its pivot.
A number of response wheels within the dice’s inside have been in a position to compensate for disturbances to a sure diploma, making it tougher to knock off stability. It was additionally in a position to soar up and move around via controlled falls.
One-Wheel Cubli. Image credit: ETH Zurich
Now it has a successor: the One-Wheel Cubli. That’s the name D’Andrea’s workshop gave to this new balancing artist. It only requires a single reaction wheel for its balancing act. Instead of additional wheels, it is equipped – like a tightrope walker – with a balancing pole.
As a result, the inertias differ in the two directions of motion, allowing the One-Wheel Cubli to stabilize both directions simultaneously. In the latest issue of Mechatronics, the researchers introduce the One-Wheel Cubli.
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