The ball is rather clever. Most omnidirectional drives involve a big wheel with little wheels or rollers on the rim. The little wheels have trouble with door thresholds and thick carpets. The big ball doesn't have that problem.
> The ball is rather clever.
Sure there are pluses here, but I thought about parking the thing (because) it needs to use energy for balancing while not parked, doesn't it? Future looks weird - one hand robots on spheres roaming through rooms with thick carpets...
It's the opposite of "fake it til you make it".
> It's the opposite of "fake it til you make it".
I like this level when you can show off what you do, play with it, enjoy it _and_ provide value. Showing off preferably being the smallest part in the mix.