The plain Picorover with blank surface is quite good at climbing moderate slopes. Nonetheless, people suggested that the climbing capabilities could be improved by adding spikes to the surface of the sphere. Well, you don't have to tell us twice! Here is the experiment.
It looks cool. I'm getting pretty amazed by it. If you market it right, and have the Picorovers make a soft purring sound or give them personalities, they could be the "tribbles" of the Google X Prize. Maybe you should use fur instead of spikes!!
This one is just a passive version having only a weight inside representing the center of mass. The moving version with all required avionics inside is in preparation.
Picorover Tribbles
It looks cool. I'm getting pretty amazed by it. If you market it right, and have the Picorovers make a soft purring sound or give them personalities, they could be the "tribbles" of the Google X Prize. Maybe you should use fur instead of spikes!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribbles
But why does it just stay stuck instead of rolling up the hill? I want to see a video where it actually goes up the hill.
This one is just a passive
This one is just a passive version having only a weight inside representing the center of mass. The moving version with all required avionics inside is in preparation.