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by nealabq 862 days ago
Note that reaction wheels do not make use of gyroscopic torque (which balances these monorails). They are different control mechanisms. Altho both use spinning wheels.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control_moment_gyroscope

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The gyroscopic action of the cube's momentum wheels must make the control algorithms quite entertaining.