Snake-like robot moves on fully passive wheels and winding motion
___Mufasaa · x · 2026-07-21
A snake-like robot demo uses fully passive wheels and only its winding motion to move. The poster says the wheel mounting anisotropy is the key, and the robot is still running on a very limited battery output, with plans to try again once it becomes more stable.
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