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Buy at www.shapeways.c... Copyright (c) 2012, Bram Cohen & M. Oskar van Deventer. Spherigears combines the ideas of the Sphere Gear puzzle (a mechanical maze puzzle by Oskar) and Bramboules (www.shapeways.c.... The combination was suggested by Bram Cohen. Spherigears has four spherical gears that each rotate with three degrees of freedom. The cage can be folded open in two ways, such that the spherical gears mesh in pairs, either AB-CD or AD-BC. After scrambling, the object of the puzzle is to get all spheres back to their original orientation.
Watch the new, much improved version of this puzzle here: • Spherigears - new version

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@ObsoleteTechnologies 8 лет назад

you didn't fail, you just figured out how NOT to make it.

@sinpi314 3 года назад

@The88Mason 12 лет назад

I think showing us the prototypes is the better choice because it allows to see the puzzle's progress and also admire you solutions to problems.

@Nick0062 12 лет назад

You've got to respect the way that Oskar always admits the flaws and problems with his puzzles

@TaiHaoning 12 лет назад

I love seeing the puzzle in the middle of the design process. It reveals that to create a puzzle, you (Oscar) have to get past many design challenges, which are like puzzles themselves. It's very meta and very interesting.

@Rubidushu 12 лет назад

I like to see the puzzle evolve from the ideas that did not work to the completed puzzle to see the struggles to get to the point where it is perfect. So, I like seeing it how it is!

@clearmenser 12 лет назад

I prefer seeing in-progress and prototypes more than finished work. If I wanted finished work I will go to a commercial site. Here on your personal page we can see your work intimately and see you as a person. Also seeing prototypes that don't work 100% is very inspiring to me.

@C4Fernandez 12 лет назад

Your puzzles aren't fails! Your puzzles may not be solvable, but they are really thought through! It's just that people don't like puzzles that are not Rubik's Cubes but I really like how complicated is!

@thinkbrowner 12 лет назад

I always enjoy seeing the developmental process.

@reddcube 12 лет назад

I like seeing the prototypes. I would like to see more of these kinds of videos.

@KOakaKO 9 лет назад

I like to see the prototypes, even though they still have flaws. It's more interesting to see the 'old/failed' version, and compare it to the 'good' version, then it would be to simply see the finished version.

@TheAllBlackMan 12 лет назад

Oskar, I always enjoy watching your videos. In all honesty I don't care what you upload, so long as you DO upload! It's your channel for crying out loud! Do whatever you want.

@Baikas1987 12 лет назад

I specially really love prototypes, It would be nice to keep showing them :)

@TheGreatSteve 12 лет назад

Those problems look insurmountable.

@ctcubing5328 12 лет назад

The concept is great! And seeing more of it's production would be an awesome idea :)

@ghismart 12 лет назад

yes, prototypes are very interesting to see the evolution in the creation of complex mechanisms

@IaKhanic 12 лет назад

i love it how your very honest about your puzzle and not just hide the fact that its not perfect. umm i believe that you should sell this for kids that are 5 or 6 years old and have a better one for kids my age (16) thnx

@jsa2145 12 лет назад

I like to see your prototypes because I can try to think about a way to make them better. Also it's easier to understand how good is your final version when wee can see the problems you had trying to do it ! thanks for all your videos

@XTheRandomGuyX 12 лет назад

I think it's a great idea, but I think you should really wait with selling it until you've perfected it. I don't know how you keep coming up with these puzzles but don't stop doing what you do best!

@idandale 12 лет назад

I think you should show us the prototypes, because we can understand the idea of the puzzle even if the puzzle isn't completed.

@Rexillius9 12 лет назад

I don't do a lot of puzzling but I still really enjoy seeing your creations and I think that even in this state it's a good idea. With a little bit of tweaking it could be perfected and be a great puzzle.

@EMPER0RC0W 12 лет назад

I think Its very nice to see the evolution of a puzzle and how it reaches perfection :).. this can also inspire solutions from other community members :)

@malu666 7 лет назад

is perfect, my cube favorite, awesome!

@malu666 7 лет назад

pd: soy español, alquien mas?

@NowhereNewsman 12 лет назад

show and make more prototypes, i think this is one of the most amazing puzzles yet

@ghuls 12 лет назад

show us the early prototypes too, than later a more functional puzzle, it's interesting to see the progress of making a puzzle

@TiagoTiagoT 11 лет назад

You probably already got enough replies to get your answer, but i'll leave my opinion here anyway. . It's nice to see these "behind the scenes" stuff; usually we only get to see things when they're already pretty close to done, so being able to see the process that leads to getting somthing done is quite cool.

@randomviewer896 12 лет назад

I love seeing the prototypes.

@CuberBen 12 лет назад

Show us both. It's fun to see prototypes and finished products.

@KarenGumerov 12 лет назад

In my opinion, you could make videos of prototypes and intermediate models and at the end when the puzzle is ready you could present us the final state and some short film about developing it. It would be much more interesting to see how the puzzle came to its final state.

@IanSlatas 12 лет назад

I appreciate seeing prototypes, even if the functionality is not perfect.

@adnh311 12 лет назад

I think you should show it to us ALSO as a first prototype AND the finished product. It's very interesting to see your puzzles even if they aren't perfect.

@WCairforce 12 лет назад

I would wait. But the idea is a very interesting one, spherical gears. Your unique engineering is amazing.

@radcreeper 12 лет назад

Also love that the gift cube/chest is abailable from mefferts

@OskarPuzzle 12 лет назад

The model is not for sale.

@FERNAND0MF 12 лет назад

The prototypes. Interesting to see how a puzzle born!!

@ashampooque 12 лет назад

An improved prototype of this puzzle would be great!

@johntothemac 12 лет назад

oskar, you are a boss... andi know that nothing less than your perfection leaves

@TheDesasterer 12 лет назад

just wait a while... im sure there is a simple and elegant way to solve both of the problems you explained!

@Darrendevl 12 лет назад

Thank me for watching?...thank you for uploading !

@sarcasticlemons 12 лет назад

i actually like seeing the puzzles before they are functional. I think you could make a video of the prototype puzzle and then once you have fixed the problem make a video of fully functional puzzle and post them both as one video.

@bylokonnor 12 лет назад

I think you're quite right to take soundings before developping it more. Personally, I think it's another one of your excellent ideas and would make a great puzzle. Maybe you could also attempt a version with eight balls, for masochists. I love all your puzzles.

@AV8OR73 12 лет назад

show us the prototypes and what you did to fix them They are a cool view of your creative process of designing these puzzles

@pauldj6 11 лет назад

definitely present them even at early stages of prototyping!

@OskarPuzzle 11 лет назад

Thank you! How about starting by just buying one? Oskar

@bulldriver1 12 лет назад

you should do both.one so we can have the "special prototype version" and if we want, we can have the final version of the spherigears

@J0RGEgaspar 12 лет назад

Maybe it would be a good idea to do 8 so they move like the art they sell at museums (they are 8 cubes connected so you can make the cube change shape and you see different paintings they have at the museum). I hope you like this idea.

@Metroidam11 12 лет назад

If you could do both a prototype then a final version video, that would be awesome.

@GaryLuKOTH 11 лет назад

Your puzzles are awesome, Oskar! If I could afford them, I would buy most of what you sell!

@XDIASthecuber 12 лет назад

Show all the protoypes, people will be more aware that puzzle making how you do it is way harder than it may seem with so many perfect puzzles Maybe also you can get some ideas on how to improve your prototypes from some commenters that may know about the subject keep up the genious work you do^^

@TheMrDidyouseeme 12 лет назад

This is easily my favorite puzzle I've ever seen except for maybe the twisty tree. (too bad I'm too poor to by it) Keep up the good work Oskar!

@sonodrome 12 лет назад

That just means you're really trying to push things, it's the nature of experimentation. Without the failing you probably wouldn't be so ground breaking.

@tigerboy1227 12 лет назад

by making the points on the gears sharper and smooth it may work like corner cutting

@OskarPuzzle 12 лет назад

My feeling too ...

@yadierforce1 12 лет назад

I think i would like to have both because that is a really cool looking prototype

@PyroTyger 12 лет назад

I wouldn't say insurmountable. The "cheat" problem needs a more rigid hinging system - consider that if the frames were perfect rigid cubes, it wouldn't be possible to cheat - but that may be an engineering hurdle. The realignment problem may need some kind of visual cue - coloured spots that show aligning surface points, for example. Unfortunately the puzzle looks trivial to solve, which would make improving the prototype unrewarding. Having said that, I love seeing the early prototypes! :)

@llowey2 12 лет назад

i think you should present it now because it your work and evan if it hasn't come out how you wanted it you tried and its still your work and all your work is amazing so you should present it now so we all have the chance to see it and then present it again when you have finished it :D

@TaiHaoning 12 лет назад

Both the challenges you presented remind me of the mechanism in the gearshift, whereby you prevent the puzzle from being opened in two directions at once. Perhaps you use something similar here, like so: When a hinge is turned, a mechanism is engaged which keeps the spheres from turning, and keeps the other hinge from opening. So you could turn all the spheres, then do a hinge turn, then turn all the spheres, but oriented differently; is that still a nontrivial puzzle? I don't know.

@Sunshineofblood 12 лет назад

I would really like to see the gear cube prototype.

@OskarPuzzle 12 лет назад

Thank you! I have no formal engineering training, just 35 years of experience.

@Pablo261992 12 лет назад

It's kinda expensive for me, but worth it. Great engineering

@ninjaassassin27 12 лет назад

I'd suggest waiting until you have a more stable way of doing things. Perhaps, for instance, giving it more rigid hinges so the twisting cheating doesn't happen, and then also determining maybe certain points where you could have raise plastic bumps on the spheres and pits on the containing framework that stay put when they meet and 'locking' so to speak, so that you could add a dimension of rigidity to the puzzle and at the same time give a finite (but undoubtedly massive) number of solutions?

@MrMagicpepper 12 лет назад

I think you should fix the cheating part by possibly tightening the screws a bit and fixing the mechanism so that it can't open in two ways at once.

@wowseany13sfa 12 лет назад

We could see every stage, that would be cool

@darren51430 12 лет назад

perfection is the key

@casamortise 12 лет назад

Thanks for asking. I would rather wait longer in order to see a fully functioning toy

@OskarPuzzle 11 лет назад

Thanks!

@mario708311 12 лет назад

You could make it more like the gear shift where it pulls apart and you twist the gears

@Pouff. 12 лет назад

I can't picture the sphere gears ever working. Can it be made on a flat plane? like a simplifies gear shift cube. There would have to be a locking mechanism for when you are between folds. Not sure that was helpful at all. :O

@0SomwhatDamaged1 12 лет назад

@OskarPuzzle If you can, show us as many major stages as possible. I'm very interested in seeing the evolution of your creations. :)

@mikeekim89 12 лет назад

Hi Oskar. I think I can help you with the alignment issue. Maybe with the being able to twist each ball independantly too.

@greenday61892 12 лет назад

I'd definitely wait.

@Pablo261992 12 лет назад

Fascinating! This seemed very complicated! First time I watch your videos! I think if you try to make it easier, it's not going to be more fun! The perfection for the attachment will never be an easy-work, evenvthough I wish you well. I study Mechanical Engineering at Guayaquil, Ecuador, what subjects did you study the most for making this? You are a great inventor. Congratulations! I Hope you answer me

@DuctTapeManiac793 12 лет назад

Wait until it reaches more perfection :)

@fastchill 12 лет назад

I WANT PROTOTYPES :D....it's always a pleasure to see further developments.

@OskarPuzzle 12 лет назад

Yes

@RachetnClank25 12 лет назад

I thought of spherical gears, but this was better than I've thought of, Nice puzzle but could you add a fifth one for the center or something.

@stefanf922 7 лет назад

maybe a locking mechanism when the gears are separated to stop them from turning and keep them in a synchronous position would help.

@fotofantom1 12 лет назад

definatly wait till its better i recomend ( not being a puzzle master or all ) but i would suggest that maybe put the cubes that surround the geared spheares more stiff so u cant make the cheating move like shorten the length of the part that dis connects all 4 of the parts and for the gears not finding the right places i guess make the gear tips on the balls spaller so like a less chanse of them crashing into eachother and more chance of them finding their place in the holes

@SharpnelBoy 12 лет назад

I recommend you work on it some more oscar. Perhaps, by way of using simpler design - say icosohedral geared bals an making the mechanism more profound, you might be able to get a better result.

@HenkJanBakker 12 лет назад

Prototypes never fail. Only abandoned projects are failures. Everything else is at least 'educational'. Seems like you could use a sinus wave pattern instead of these blocked pins would grab each other more easily. Also it would allow for a closer fit making the "cheating-gap" harder. Or how about dimples and pins?Two balls with 'holes' and two with 'pins' It would also be a tighter fit. The concept of the puzzle is sound. Don't give up yet.

@GonzaloherreraTuc 12 лет назад

Wait for perfection!! it's an idea too good to be missled

@GaryLuKOTH 11 лет назад

I bought the Dual Circles. Soon, I will buy the Mixup Cube!

@crazypopcornbut 12 лет назад

i think you should improve it a bit because if I *me myself and I* would get one i wou;d prefer to have less problems with it (like the teeth not latching together) i have a suggestion too, maybe making the teeth like pyramids would allow them to slide down next to each other. But the idea is awesome and i want almost all of you puzzles (not over the top D'= ) keep up your awesome work and i hope one day to own one you your shapeways puzzles. thank you for reading.

@blipzero 7 лет назад

one inside and five on the outside also if you want to have only four spheres then have the latches on the same side and not on the top and bottom

@Player5xx 12 лет назад

i would like to see the vids of prototypes even if they dont work too well yet =)

@OskarPuzzle 12 лет назад

Yes you can. Search my channel for "Caution Cube".

@Arfwid 12 лет назад

Show the prototypes! Your videos are among the most interesting in my sub-box. Prototype or not.

@jimmyjamjar10101 12 лет назад

I think showing the progression from prototype to finished product would be best.

@gamer3928 12 лет назад

I love it when the two top comments are the same.

@sotcrco1016 12 лет назад

I think you should release both the proto-type (as V1) and the finished device (as V2)

@Pause0 12 лет назад

i think you should perfect it and maybe prevent cheating with some sort of latch and mayby make the pins pointy so they slide into place when needed

@MilanRubiksCube97 12 лет назад

...and WAIT!

@slugmax 12 лет назад

I would prefer to see the earlier stages, simply because some of the more interesting ideas may never become truly usable. I like a lot of the more experimental puzzles anyways.