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Self righting Ball cylinder
Project type
Dyson Ball Cylinder
Date
2014
Location
Malmesbury
Early in my time leading the Floorcare NPI team we were tasked with creating the next generation of Dyson Cylinder machines. We were exploring moving the motor lower in the product and pushing the Cyclone pack further into the ball. David Newton and James White made a prototype from my sketches and discovered that the low centre of gravity and ball shape would self-right like a weeble toy! We were very excited to discover a vacuum cleaner that could never fall over and then had a wonderful design session with James, moving the Cyclone in and out to the position that then went on to form the design. It's a beautiful and functional accidental discovery.