Was that at JPL? Do they have tours frequently? I literally live 5 minutes away from JPL, never really went inside except for my 3rd grade field trip long time ago...
@davidthefat This was in DC. This wheel really gets around, as I've held it a half dozen times over the last ~5 years. This time I decided to film it for other people to see . . .
@mtnbikerET They actually made these wheels before I made mine, I just didn't know about it until after I made mine. And actually, these shocks are only for the crash landing on Mars, as the robot moves too slowly to need shocks on the terrain.
@FutureInventions Sort of. The curves are meant to absorb the very high frequency shock when the lander first 'crash lands' on Mars. The rovers are *very* slow, so they do not need shocks for normal movement.
Literally reinventing the wheel...
SquirrelFromGradLife 1 month ago
Screw those. I can get you some 22's man. Real cheap. Hit me up.
LancairPropJet 3 months ago
very nice to see greetings mrwizard
Trailtraveller 1 year ago
Was that at JPL? Do they have tours frequently? I literally live 5 minutes away from JPL, never really went inside except for my 3rd grade field trip long time ago...
davidthefat 1 year ago
@davidthefat This was in DC. This wheel really gets around, as I've held it a half dozen times over the last ~5 years. This time I decided to film it for other people to see . . .
palmisano 1 year ago
It looks like they copied you idea of the shocks built into the wheels ;)
mtnbikerET 1 year ago
@mtnbikerET They actually made these wheels before I made mine, I just didn't know about it until after I made mine. And actually, these shocks are only for the crash landing on Mars, as the robot moves too slowly to need shocks on the terrain.
palmisano 1 year ago
Wow! Cool! I see the curved spokes give it a little flexibility right?
FutureInventions 1 year ago
@FutureInventions Sort of. The curves are meant to absorb the very high frequency shock when the lander first 'crash lands' on Mars. The rovers are *very* slow, so they do not need shocks for normal movement.
palmisano 1 year ago
@palmisano Interesting.
FutureInventions 1 year ago