2026
Rhombicubopter 3
- Original Inventor Manish Rathod
- Mechanism Edge turning hexahedron (axis system)
- Shape Rhombic Cuboctahedron
- Making Handmade
- Museum Listed
Rhombicubopter 3 – A Curvy Copter 3 in a New Shape
Rhombicubopter 3 was designed from a simple idea: take the basic mechanism of the Curvy Copter 3 and bring it into a completely different geometric form.
The inspiration was the rhombicuboctahedron, a fascinating shape made up of squares and triangles. Rather than simply changing the appearance, the challenge was to adapt the familiar Curvy Copter 3 mechanism so that it could work naturally within this unusual polyhedral structure.
The result is Rhombicubopter 3—a mechanical puzzle that combines the twisting and turning mechanism of Curvy Copter 3 with the distinctive geometry of a rhombicuboctahedron.
This puzzle is an exploration of how a familiar mechanism can be transformed by placing it inside an unexpected shape. The combination of geometry, engineering, and puzzle design makes Rhombicubopter 3 a particularly interesting addition to any mechanical puzzle collection.
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