The robot uses a single motor to drive its hemispherical omnidirectional gimbaled wheel, propelling it across the floor at amazing speeds with uncanny agility. The robot uses a simple two axis ...

More information: Yuta Hanazawa et al, Development of a rimless wheel robot with telescopic legs for step adaptability, Artificial Life and Robotics (2024). DOI: 10.1007/s10015-024-00943-w ...

This build isn’t fully DIY, as the mecanum wheels appear to be off-the-shelf items, but the rest of the project makes up for this. If you need to make your own, it’s hardly as though there ...