Ball-Wheel Omni-Directional Vehicle Testing

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2 жыл бұрын

It's time to test my ball-shaped wheeled vehicle off the road (or workshop floor) on other surfaces. I took it to #EMFCAMP where there were lots of other things to see and do. Check out the previous videos for the build:
pt1: • Are Ball Shaped Wheels...
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@AnimilesYT 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny to see how people hardly react when you drive around on that. With so many strange contraptions and vehicles it isn't weird for someone to drive around on an omniwheel vehicle xD

@tohfawalker159 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed, there were weird things everywhere. Along with what was shown, there were weird installations too, I walked past a tent that was showing silent films with live organ music

@ufo342 2 жыл бұрын

PROBABLY THOUGHT HE WAS CUTTING THE GRASS.

@Orionrobots 2 жыл бұрын

@@tohfawalker159 I mean, giant inflatable interactive moving tentacles was just part of the scenery when going between the bar and stage c right?

@DominicClifton 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's EMF for you!

@dingdongspaghetti 2 жыл бұрын

it's because they fear him, he who controls the omniwheel controls the world

@thomaskeltgen521 2 жыл бұрын

I think some joysticks mounted on either side of the seat would be an awesome addition.

@avigetsbored 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite part of this video was watching your killer dance moves ;) the event looks like it was a blast!

@TheBelrick 2 жыл бұрын

Instead of driving sideways, why not make sideways front back? Rotate the seat and the sticks

@lazy_genes__2032 Жыл бұрын

the environment was so cool and chill, perfect setup to unleash james' killer dance moves

@alvaro4186 2 жыл бұрын

This has got to be my favourite thing you've built so far.

@gh0stm0nst3r6 2 жыл бұрын

Right? I have legitimately dreamed about this machine

@Blox117 2 жыл бұрын

nah its lame, he should do a single ball

@alvaro4186 2 жыл бұрын

@@Blox117 nah, he aint making it for Lance Armstrong.

@Blox117 2 жыл бұрын

@@alvaro4186 lol no a single wheel ball

@nilsvids 2 жыл бұрын

You should add a footrest, you really look uncomfortable on that thing and I think that would help

@Innomen 2 жыл бұрын

That's his work in a nutshell. That's why scientists always need some degree of lay management. He's all skill, no vision.

@Innomen 2 жыл бұрын

@@pneumantic6297 He builds toys. End of story. And he doesn't stick with anything anymore. The only saving grace is it's all open source, and of course he's doing no evil. More than laudible, but still a waste. He's got the skills funding time tools and platform to really help people. I just wish he would. He's so ahead of the curve, and he's not owned by any corporation. If you can't see what might be done with that for pure human good, you're the one with even less vision.

@jama211 2 жыл бұрын

@@Innomen when you're holding a lay management hammer everything looks like a nail apparently

@kiml42 2 жыл бұрын

If the vehicle drives better sideways, why not just turn the chair 90 degrees and reconfigure the controller? (it would look weirdly asymmetrical, I suppose) Also, have you considered using an accelerometer to detect unwanted rotations and automatically turn to account for them so it'll hold it's orientation even on rough terrain?

@jacobe2995 2 жыл бұрын

all my yes! please do these suggestions.

@ltjgambrose 2 жыл бұрын

A 60 degree rotation would put it into a Y configuration (like a three wheel motorcycle). It's more stable too, especially if you're turning at speed. Also you don't have one of the balls in between your legs.

@kiml42 2 жыл бұрын

@@ltjgambrose A 60 or 180 degree change gives you two at the front and one at the back which might be better for a few reasons, but it still leaves you only using 2 motors when going forwards or backwards, the asymmetrical 2 wheels on one side, one on the other configuration would let you use all three motors when going forwards and backwards.

@justDIY 2 жыл бұрын

Add another axis, so the chair can rotate independently from the base? sensors and code could keep the chair facing whatever direction is chosen regardless of the base rotation.

@meurigf 2 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly - just turn the chair and redefine forwards!

@dsEdo 2 жыл бұрын

Having technical problems in makers events should be like: “yo bro… you need help?! I guess it’s the voltage” with 20 people running to fix it. Anyway British always know how to party! Awesome video!

@Francois_Dupont 2 жыл бұрын

i woudnt let a random bunch of strangers rip wires out and try to "fix" my inventions.

@jama211 2 жыл бұрын

@@Francois_Dupont Wow... defensive much? You ok bro?

@eekee6034 2 жыл бұрын

If it was something simple, yeah. I'm surprised no-one offered a spare belt for the Lgo go-kart, though its possible no-one had one close enough and perhaps more likely that too few people knew about the problem. James's coding issue with his robot I don't know about; how many people could have helped?

@dsEdo 2 жыл бұрын

It was a joke guys ahahaha… chill

@eekee6034 2 жыл бұрын

@@dsEdo What is this 'chill' of which you speak? 😬 Just joking, but I guess I was a bit tense earlier.

@ericcarabetta1161 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like so much fun, they used to have a similar event in the US called the Maker Faire, but it unfortunately got cancelled in most cities due to lack of funding.

@RobindenHertog 2 жыл бұрын

I've been to maker fairs and EMF (and have presented stuff on both) and they might seem superficially similar but they are definitely not the same, in a maker faire you're not likely to have talks about how someone got all the *public* data out of those rent a scooter apps and oh it's quite a lot actually, or live try it yourself blacksmithing or a talk about materials used on robot-wars/battle-bots robots or have a laser tag game with 3d printed DIY laser game setup, etc. The public is also very different, maker fairs attract more general public while this attracts more makers creatives and hackers. It's much more like a combo of defcon and burning man for you US people.

@ericcarabetta1161 2 жыл бұрын

@@RobindenHertog , damn, now I _really_ wish they had that in the US.

@qdaniele97 2 жыл бұрын

Maker Faires are held all over the world, not just in the US.

@ericcarabetta1161 2 жыл бұрын

@@qdaniele97 , I'm aware of that, thank you.

@iteerrex8166 2 жыл бұрын

Could use foot rests, and maybe foot control paddle’s. Seatbelt option? The event looked like a lot of fun.

@vandeputalexandre244 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's so uncomfortable to see his feets dangling around.

@olik136 2 жыл бұрын

a seatbelt is probably not a good idea- when the thing tips over, you don't want to be strapped to it, I think

@iteerrex8166 2 жыл бұрын

@@olik136 Its much wider than a standard wheelchair, but it’s center of gravity is higher. So there’s a chance of tipping if you’re doing crazy stuff. And yes wouldn’t be good if you’re strapped in 😂

@SolarWebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Foot paddles sounds like a good idea, make the controls a bit like a helicopter's? You'd only need one stick then, plus the pedals.

@ThereminHero 2 жыл бұрын

Great summary of the event, James. I was the guy dancing with the LED cube. Also really enjoyed your talk and gaining a more in-depth understanding of your and Matt's KZfaq journeys.

@the_brutal_king4314 2 жыл бұрын

Looking good! Amazing time, it looks like! Ideas for putting on the platform: * Risable serving tray for food, drinks, or blankets * Robotic claw for taking or serving said items (maybe not drinks) * camera for a 3D AR game Beyond the usual "put a potato gun / trebuchet / ping pong ball shooter" on it I am not sure.

@confuseatronica 2 жыл бұрын

do you find this serving tray.... wisable?

@stormd 2 жыл бұрын

Point Defense Lasers

@TheGmodUser 2 жыл бұрын

Add the robot models you made ontop, the larger opperbody robots that look human, you could have a awesome showcase robot :D

@MrJoegotbored 2 жыл бұрын

Seconded.

@bytesabre 2 жыл бұрын

EMF was amazing, and great to see your stuff in person

@BayouAlex111 2 жыл бұрын

Its so good to see people out and about having fun again. So many creative and unique projects. Like a symphony of imagination. Thank you.

@Jacob_graber 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing James dancing in the diving suit would have made my absolute week. Fantastic.

@keanferin2234 Жыл бұрын

crazy experiments, drivable projects, mini race ways, robots, drum n bass and a dance party? What a blast! Haven't had much luck finding omnidirectional wheels for 'general use' but have stopped to watch all your videos on this funky 3 wheeling machine. GREAT stuff!

@kwerk2011 2 жыл бұрын

If you turned the seat around 180 or even 90 degrees, it would probably function better for forward motion.

@SCU3A_S7EVE 2 жыл бұрын

It’s rear-wheel drive.

@notahotshot 2 жыл бұрын

@@SCU3A_S7EVE, it's all wheel drive.

@georgeaura 2 жыл бұрын

Now as a paraplegic that would be awesome for me since it looks like it can go in all terrain.

@elkyubi4281 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@itarry4 Жыл бұрын

I actually thought with that Seat it looks like a really cool but strange wheelchair. I can totally imagine it being awesome with a few changes for solidness and to handle strange ground better.

@SPEXWISE 2 жыл бұрын

If you spread the wheels out so that there's a gap the seat can fit it, that would lower c of g. A bit like those tadpole recumbent bikes with one wheel behind your head and the other two either side of your feet or knees. It would be bigger but a bit safer I think. It's incredible how you are able to create such things from scratch.

@chriskelley7674 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I could build this into a wheelchair for my Wife. We love the omni-directional concept! It even works off-road!!

@silverywingsagain 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my god you dancing in the diving bell was the greatest thing ever. Thank you for making my day.

@djbis 2 жыл бұрын

This thing is a total success! 6S Lipo and it's able to carry your weight uphill?! That's crazy! Awesome project!

@alzdeane 2 жыл бұрын

Hi James, I was staying in the Swift caravan behind you. My kids already followed you on YT and acquired an #OpenDog bone :) You must have gained many followers after EMF, including me.

@Eleven7D7s 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a ton of fun! Glad you enjoyed.

@Will_Huff 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing event..so cool and it looked like you had an amazing time! With as much as you build it's great to see you have some fun time! The trike wheeled chair thingy is so neat! Love how it moves!

@MrJoegotbored 2 жыл бұрын

This looks so cool. A great place to share your inspiration with others. One addition I'd recommend is a foot rest. It will help you keep your feet from bumping into anything sensitive, keep your shoelaces away from anything pinchy, and keep you from being tired after holding your legs up while you ride.

@beautifulsmall 2 жыл бұрын

The Omniwheels look great and plenty of power in hand, better than running it at the limits and stripping teeth. What an amazing camp, must put that on my calendar. Great video.

@willierants5880 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you letting it all hang out there James. Great video.

@amyshaw893 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like amazing fun. Always love a bit of LMNC

@onesadtech 2 жыл бұрын

What an event! That looks amazing, I would love to check it out some day.

@ElDJReturn 2 жыл бұрын

I love that you were hanging at the DnB stage at the end! Looked like a lot of fun!

@Xenko007 2 жыл бұрын

THIS IS AMAZING , IM HYPED Please keep these coming They Are Fantastic

@Unfinished80 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like a ton of fun! Thanks!

@MarinusMakesStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that festival looks like so much fun. I might join next year! Thanks for the deep look!

@tohfawalker159 2 жыл бұрын

It’s every 2 years and tickets can sell out quickly so it might be worth you jumping on their mailing list.

@BABALOOEY46 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like you had fun 🤩 Nice work on your projects.

@jacobe2995 2 жыл бұрын

this festival seems like a ton of fun, also the dancing area screams "tell me you took drugs and went raving without telling me you took drugs and went raving"

@richards7909 2 жыл бұрын

I’m sure James won’t see this, but it has potential for it to be a really flexible wheelchair. Electric wheelchairs have made huge leaps, but they are still limited in manoeuvrability. Imagine in a shop with a normal electric wheelchair try to move to get to the right position to get an item of the shelf. Now imagine this with the added ability to rotate the seat and suddenly things become easier. Yes, there could be issues with stability and the fact it’s very high off the ground but these things maybe could resolved.

@g60force 2 жыл бұрын

overly complicated and to much thing could fail...

@richards7909 2 жыл бұрын

@@g60force depends what your classing as overly complicated, the mechanical side or the ability to control. As for failure, anything can do that so that's not really a major issue.

@Eagle3302PL 2 жыл бұрын

@@richards7909 It is a major issue, every additional moving part is an additional risk of failure, you're better off just making an electric wheelchair with 4 wheel steering and each wheel should be driven individually.

@richards7909 2 жыл бұрын

@@Eagle3302PL If that was the case we would never do anything because things overcomplicated things might fail. Going on that argument, simple rockets should be used to launch satellites and left in space because the Space X ones are overcomplicated with their ability to land and they might fail.

@Eagle3302PL 2 жыл бұрын

@@richards7909 Another silly argument, spacex is doing what they do because it's more cost effective to have reusable rockets so it's a potentially more profitable venture in the long term. Also they have some of the world's best engineers to trouble shoot and check that stuff before every use. An omni wheelchair would not be more effective than current products, it'd be more expensive to build and maintain making it a foolish business venture. You gonna send an engineer to the disabled person's house every day to maintain their wheelchair?

@oldskooljules 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet, sweet Drum & Bass... how I have missed you! What a splendid time!

@TheRoboLemur 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like an amazing event!

@ironman5034 2 жыл бұрын

Am watching this while i am getting matching inverse kinematics to my robot and this puts a smile on my face, hopefully where i live (rwanda) theyll organise something like this

@LordDagron 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a lot fun, favorite part was the yellow submarine.

@WellingtonIronman 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like an amazing event. Sweet moves too ;)

@LordSojobo 2 жыл бұрын

Ideas for a robot involving the omni wheel could be a butler type thing. Stabilized tray to carry your food and drinks and programmed to follow or find a marker of sorts.

@bernardfoster6848 2 жыл бұрын

That festival looks amazing!

@stcattc 2 жыл бұрын

Love seeing James's vibijg to some thumping drum & bass beats!

@philurbaniak1811 2 жыл бұрын

Great demo, great build! 👍👍

@philurbaniak1811 2 жыл бұрын

Event looks amazing! 👍😮

@Benjamin_Reese 2 жыл бұрын

That looks a like an awful lot of fun!!!

@Tenetri 2 жыл бұрын

This vid had so much character! Thanks for posting!

@MisterMakerNL 2 жыл бұрын

That festival looks mighty fun!

@juha-mattikoponen1625 2 жыл бұрын

That place looked awesome!

@droman752 2 жыл бұрын

That festival Looks like a blast!

@candozis 2 жыл бұрын

Looks very good. Amazing event!

@dmyers9230 2 жыл бұрын

That looked like so much fun!!!!

@tvcomputer1321 2 жыл бұрын

looks like you had a lot of fun! love the dnb music near the end too, reminds me of 90s underground dance parties.

@simonjelley 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for featuring the firenado!

@UKPete 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a great event to go too!

@RingingResonance 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like it was a fun event. Wish I knew more about these, and had money to go.

@jtms1200 Жыл бұрын

amazing build as always! Also, this event looks insanely fun. Looks even cooler than the maker faire here in the states

@gekkomonster7837 2 жыл бұрын

looks like a blast!!🎉

@calvinthedestroyer 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, looks like you had a great time!

@JessWLStuart 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome work! Great application: make small R/C versions with jousting add ons!

@paidoluca 2 жыл бұрын

Good to see you have some fun at the end of the video James!

@robpotts3278 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, your three ball’ed creation is amazing, honestly could see endless practical applications, your design seems very capable. All of the festival looks awesome! Like Burning Man with learning in the UK, wish I’d know about the festival earlier. :D PS: I think you a genius not a villain.

@andreuhlmann8112 11 ай бұрын

"Built this in the last few weeks." ...stunning work!

@nugboy420 Жыл бұрын

This event looks freaking amazing.

@jonathanmartin3370 2 жыл бұрын

This such a fantastic build! I do have a couple of suggestions: footrests, a horn, and a mount for your camera. Great work, this build is inspiring!

@TheFlashinPulsar 2 жыл бұрын

For an upper attachement something like an engine hoist would be great. Basically using it as a platform to help move and lift heavy objects. I imagine you would fine great use with in your shop.

@coltje Жыл бұрын

somehow i'm really liking this thing awesome job!

@deeiks12 2 жыл бұрын

this event looks like heaps of fun.

@Orionrobots 2 жыл бұрын

EMFCamp was by far a highlight of the year (and maybe a few until 2024). I was glad to see the 8 legged spider finally walk. Did you manage to see or get any footage of Hebocon? I failed to get close to it. You definitely captured some of the best bits - Sam's set and Null Sector. I would love to see that base with a robot on it - I can't believe it's using only that small battery - considering the huge wheelchair batteries used in some of the Hacky racers (and on sale at the night market).

@quanny3324 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome! Needs foot pegs and robot arms of course

@walf6978 2 жыл бұрын

I never thought I would see you singing and dancing on this channel but I love it

@danielreborn4707 2 жыл бұрын

Camp/exhibition/party site for nerds, excellent I didn't know that such great thing existing.Thanks.

@websitesthatneedanem 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff James, thanks!

@csl110 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like so much fun

@twobob 2 жыл бұрын

Looked like a lot of fun

@Nobe_Oddy 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man that looked like SOOO MUCH FUN!!!! ESPECIALLY because you the UK REALLY knows good music :D (particularity the drum n bass lol)

@neutron7 2 жыл бұрын

That looks like it was really fun.

@Follower_Of_Xi_Jinping_Pooh 2 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of thing that should be promoted and advertised. Not stupid, misinformation tiktoks.

@sergei492 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤ love it sooo much. Keep innovate sir. Well done

@laurahaaima1436 2 жыл бұрын

Woah.. what a beautiful festival

@iAmTheSquidThing 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed at how manoeuvrable these wheels are on grass. I doubts omni-wheels would be the same. Perhaps you've found this design's key strength.

@Junkboy888 2 жыл бұрын

looked like great fun.

@rodrigodossantosnascimento9574 Жыл бұрын

It seen very fun to drive on it!

@Alluvian567 2 жыл бұрын

Lots of stuff to check out. LOVED this one. Gotta go see some lookmumnocomputer and flesh tetris!

@aqualifediy1400 2 жыл бұрын

You are doing an excelent work and you are a saviour. To ensure you do this for a long time, Please wear helmet and protective gears while testing your inventions.

@adrienanderson7439 2 жыл бұрын

I think you could make some cool footage with a camera with a gimbal for stabilization on it. With that camera you might be able to program it to lock on to and follow something.

@therealestatewhisperer4806 2 жыл бұрын

Nice drum n bass all weekend 🤙🏽

@br6768 2 жыл бұрын

Man that's place looks really fun

@Orofino6 2 жыл бұрын

Loved this one

@syedsulaiman8380 2 жыл бұрын

12:50 those are some moves fam

@edward9674 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a grand event!

@kobrapromotions 2 жыл бұрын

This looks like the best event ever wow

@Alluvian567 2 жыл бұрын

This event looks awesome! Wish there was stuff like this near me. But then again I used to live near the SF bay area and barely left the house so this is my fault more than anything.