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Source (video 17min): Building an omniwheel bike using hoverboard parts - James Bruton (YouTube)

I love riding hoverboards, so I decided to see if we could use the electronics and wheels from one to make a bigger balancing omni-directional vehicle. Other channels have attempted this, but generally they just made the wheels bigger which result in more velocity and less torque than the hoverboard controller is expecting. I solved this by matching the wheel velocity with the correct belt ratio. In Part 2 I'll be putting thrusters on to make to go forward too!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In fairness, it's a WIP prototype, he uses metal when needed.

Sources of the images:

[–] Ildar 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It just remind me wooden_horse nsfw community

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I'm out of the loop... and I'm not sure if I want to change that, hehe.

EDIT: I did the search...

Source (with VERY EXPLICIT NSFW images): Wooden_Horse | Pictures | Scrolller NSFW

Wooden_Horse Discussion, pictures, gifs, videos featuring the delightfully painful and humiliating BDSM device known as a wooden horse, wooden poney, Spanish mule, rail etc.

[–] Ildar 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Too late, already did it... and added an edit.