Ball joint mechanism based on spherical gear meshings - GIF

[Jon]

Ball joint mechanism based on spherical gear meshings.




More: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9415699

Previously:

Life of a Gear: design, production, and use - video
Gears turning in the same direction - GIF
World's biggest reduction gear - video
Spherical worm gear design animation - GIF
Fibonnacci spiral gears - GIF
Chocolate truffles turned as gears GIF
Exposed planetary gears in heavy equipment - GIF
Making organic gears - GIF
functional gears discovered in insects
Direction changing gears GIF

[rgsparber]

I stand in awe of this creative solution!

Rick

[hotdog0627]

I stand in awe of this creative solution!

Rick

That looks like it can be used for a shoulder joint of a robot... Amazing!

[Frank S]

There is almost an unimaginable range of motion with a fluidity that is hard to comprehend

[Jon]

Short animation, plus 5:15 video with more details. Thanks to mklotz for finding additional info on this.

More: https://newatlas.com/technology/aben...ll-joint-gear/