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guiand | 4 years ago

Note that it’s a qualified claim: 3x as efficient as the “average propellor of a small boat”. The tech looks awesome in the video though, would recommend giving it a watch.

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danboarder|4 years ago

Yes, mesmerizing how it moves quickly across land and in snow and water as well, I wonder how much faster such a propulsion design could be optimized to move, and why it has not been explored more for full size off-road vehicles etc. I wonder if it's the actuator/software control system that is easier to build now, as it looks like that is where the magic is in moving efficiently in the water, and on land.

Video of it in action: https://youtu.be/JVq0adTn0_w