Cube, was doing some X mas shopping, saw this, and thought of U!

[IronAddict]

Cubli

Building cubes that can jump up and balance
The Cubli is a 15 ? 15 ? 15 cm cube that can jump up and balance on its corner. Reaction wheels mounted on three faces of the cube rotate at high angular velocities and then brake suddenly, causing the Cubli to jump up. Once the Cubli has almost reached the corner stand up position, controlled motor torques are applied to make it balance on its corner. In addition to balancing, the motor torques can also be used to achieve a controlled fall such that the Cubli can be commanded to fall in any arbitrary direction. Combining these three abilities -- jumping up, balancing, and controlled falling -- the Cubli is able to 'walk'.

 

[dieseljimmy]

thats wild...

 

[sneedham]

Crazy....very cool.....

 

[the_predator]

Great, a cube that can walk. I can take a cardboard box and kick it to do pretty close to the same thing minus the standing on a corner thing. Plus when I'm done, I can put stuff into it, to store or even mail. Try that Cubli...