Round omnichain

While I doubt there is a massive market for custom made omniwheels this certainly might appeal to a few people who want a certain sized wheel and using a chain gives them that possibility. Now to see if I can make a chain the shape of the belt I posted earlier and...

Chain configuration

If we use omnichains they obviously can’t cross over each other, so we would need to use a configuration somewhat like this : So one long chain can handle pitch and the other two handle roll. The sphere is more likely to be balanced for roll so the pitching...

New Roller

The previous OmniChain looks far too weak so I did a hopefully stronger part. 1 bent 8mm wide clip, 2 screws, 2 washers and a rubber wheel about 20mm wide that can fit on a standard bike chain. Simple enough?

Chain on side

And I thought my computer ran like a dog at the best of times, just try adding scores of chain links… I might struggle to make a video render with this….