Motorized Cube Gears

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This DIY project involved motorizing Emmett's Cube Gears by first selecting an appropriate motor and then designing three parts to morph one of the big corner gears into a motor attachment. The assembly process entailed removing specific corners, gluing nuts and drive shaft components together, attaching the motor to the gear flange, and reattaching the smaller corners. A USB extension cable was also added for power, and the motor was epoxied into place. Although the current motor provides barely enough power, fine-tuning friction could improve performance. View the project's video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjBAd8S2Yms and find the updated drive shaft design at http://www.hmimotors.com/New_Pages/3440.htm.