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The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'

Gajamohan Mohanarajah (Gajan) · demo · Watch on YouTube

RoboticsMechanical & precision engineering

What it is

A demo of the Cubli, a 15 cm cube that uses reaction wheels to jump up onto a corner, balance there and fall in a controlled way to move. The video shows these three abilities chained into locomotion.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Brought up whenever reaction wheels or self-balancing cubes come up, with the jump-up maneuver singled out as the coolest part.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “I always thought that was the coolest part of the Cubli project.”

    Cubli jump-up maneuver is the coolest part

    lh7777, 2024-02 · Recommendation · in “I designed a cube that balances itself on a corner”

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Topics: cubli, reaction wheels, inverted pendulum, control theory, robotics

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