Fabcar

A DIY toy-car made in a laser cutter and manually assembled with snap fit flexure joints that bend and spring back to install parts and prevent disassembly. No adhesives or fasteners required. Fabcar uses 3 differentials gears to unevenly distribute torque to each of the four wheels based on their individual resistances. Torque applied to the main shaft is transmitted through the central differential to the front and back differentials and from there to each of the four wheels.

Design

Assembly

The design consists of 234 parts that can be cut in a laser cutter and manually assembled easily with no skills. Fabcar has been showcased in Guatemala by MIT Prof Meejin Yoon as example of cross-disciplinary design work. Part files available upon request.

Flexure Snap FIts

Transmission