Why this Omni-Wheel is Really Weird

Thanks MEL Science for sponsoring this video! Check them out here: and use promocode 'James50' for 50% off your first box of the MEL Kids, Chemistry and Physics subscriptions Part 2 - will it balance on one wheel?: What about if we could actively drive the smaller passive wheels around the circumference of an omni-wheel? Then we could have a robot with one omni-wheel and make it balance in both axes. I found a project called OmBURo, and I’ll a put a link to the video and details in the description. This robot does exactly what I’m looking for – it consists of one big omni-wheel with driven wheels around its circumference. This allows it to balance in both axes. The Honda U3-X is a personal mobility solution, and it also features a two-axis actively driven omni-wheel. This is larger and looks pretty robust since it can carry a human. Links: