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The Cubli: a cube that can jump up, balance, and 'walk'
Gajamohan Mohanarajah (Gajan)
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.
Brought up whenever reaction wheels or self-balancing cubes come up, with the jump-up maneuver singled out as the coolest part.
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