Spherical Robot Utilizes Gyroscopes
Greg Schroll has created a spherical robot that uses gyroscopes for steering. The torque that is exerted increases as it spins for more speed and power. The clever part comes in when the bot jumps because you just never know when one will fall in a pothole. The graduate student from CSU says he used to daydream as a child about a soccer ball that could redirect its course when rolling. We guess that shows that dreams can come true. Because of his talent, Greg was named one of Popular Mechanic's 10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009.
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Posted by Sheila Franklin at October 23, 2009 8:50 AM
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