FIVE STUDENTS — THREE MONTH — ONE DRILL

The goal was to build an almost fully 3D printed vehicle, powered only by an electric drill. Every two years the Cordless Drill Race “Akkuschrauberrennen” sets place in Germany, where students from all over Europe develop and build race bikes in order to drive against each other in a competition.

In collaboration with Bastian Reichhardt, Christian Kropfeld, Christioph Uebel & Martin Ehlers.

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Toxic

The Process

We developed, designed, executed and assembled our bike in less than three months.
THE STEERING
The steering is fully self-developed and the vehicle can easily be controlled by shifting the drivers weight to one side or the other. Even a tiny curve with a radius of under 3 m can be driven at higher speeds.

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The Vehicle

The vehicle is constructed to shift the weight of the driver to all three wheels evenly. The front axis was designed and built further to the ground to correspond with the steering to avoid interfering with it. Building the orbital wheels was a challenge on its own. For the perfect running behavior we had to figure out the right amount of friction to stay in direction while not to slow down. With a fully loaded Battery, our vehicle runs up to 950 meter with a top speed of 22 km/h.

2016

The Race

We achieved the 4th place in the race and the second in the “best overall impression” audience award.
MAKER FAIRE ROME 2016
We exhibited our Racer at Maker Faire Rome. The Exhibition stand was self-planned, designed and built.