Look out for gimbal lock!

It looks like a cheaper version of the Hexo+.

Nothing wrong with that, but I think I'd prefer a real gimbal instead of a digital one. It also really needs to fold up.

Grahamslam's hamsterwheel is most likely.

Head has caster wheels and 2-3 (or more) magnets.

Body has basically a R/C car that can move sideways, and a gimbal mounted array of similar magnets to the head.

The R/C car moves everything, the gimbal moves the head. Doesn't need any segway tech, just a big weight at the bottom.

Was severely tempted to buy a Phantom, but there are so many drone crash videos around, not to mention too many reports/videos of them just flying off into the sunset and ignoring all commands, never to be found, that I just said no. Especially with the cost of replacing some of those components. The camera gimbals alone reportedly cost $700 and they're the first to break in a crash.

Drones are just too unreliable for me to invest that kind of money in one.

cool video, but title is kinda misleading. The drone is a DJI Phantom2, with a zenmuse h3-3d gimbal mount.

Not sure how you would call it "homemade".

Gravity was a very good disney ride. Honestly, if they'd just been honest, ditched Sandra Bullocks annoying attempt at acting and installed some seats on gimbals, it would have bee the best damn 90 minutes ever.

And if it was meant to put people off going to space, it failed miserably. I walked out of the cinema, turned to my friend and we both said "SPPPPPPAAAAACCE! Wanna go to space! Spaaaaaaace!"

Since everybody's throwing their $.02 at this nonsense, I'll contribute mine: Gimbal Lock anyone?

Next time you have a gimbal lock, use quaternions you trigonometric noob!

>> ^kingmob:

So he made a toy version.
but it doesn't look mind blowing
http://www.santarosa.edu/~mmcginni/superplexus/


Well of course it isn't mind blowing - I don't think it even gimbal locks!

NASA built LLRV (lunar lander research vehicle) and later the LLTV (lunar landar training vehicle). They were not tethered. They used a jet engine, oriented vertically on a gimbal to lift the vehicle so that it would behave as the actual lander would over the moon. (The moon's gravity is about 1/6 of Earth's.)

Neil Armstrong said that the moon landing would not have been possible without these test vehicles. More info here: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/FactSheets/FS-026-DFRC.html

If you want to see one, I know they have one on display at NASA Dryden in Southern California. I think they only do tours ever other Friday, though.